Was appointed to the American Chef Corporation by Hillary Clinton in 2012 to promote world relations through food
Won a James Beard Award for her book "Weir Cooking in the City" in 2004
Won the first IACP Julia Child Cooking Teacher Award of Excellence and her cookbook "From Tapas to Meze" was selected by Julia Child as one of her favorites published in the year it was released
Her restaurant Copita in Sausalito, Calif․, was named the best Mexican restaurant in the Bay Area by 7x7 Magazine in 2014
Quote: "In my work as a teacher, I've traveled all over America and the world but I'm always drawn back to the place that owns my heart, the kitchen․"
Best known as a chef, cooking teacher and cookbook author who hosts the PBS series "Joanne Weir's Cooking Class․"
Launched Joanne Weir Wines, her online wine business, in 2011
Published the book "Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence" in 2012 and launched a TV series by the same name