• Top Chef, which pulled in 2.77 million viewers for its last season finale on 4/1/11, is the number one food show on cable TV. Gail is well-known as a permanent judge on all of the regular Top Chef seasons, as well as the host of Top Chef: Just Desserts. Readers will be fascinated to read what the show is like behind the scenes—and Gail has incredible stories to tell.
• Gail’s fans have also flocked to Twitter, where she has over 130,000 followers, a number that’s constantly growing.
• As part of her job with Food & Wine, Gail travels to food festivals all over the country, such as Aspen and South Beach, offering many opportunities to promote the book.
• From Gabrielle Hamilton to Alton Brown to Buddy Valastro (aka the Cake Boss), TV food stars can really sell.
 

Today, Gail Simmons is Special Projects Director at Food & Wine magazine, a judge on Top Chef, and host of Top Chef: Just Desserts. She travels all over the world, eats amazing food, and meets fabulous people. But where did this love of food and travel come from?

Talking with My Mouth Full traces the stages of Gail’s remarkable career from young cook to professional eater. She’ll describe her early years as a food writer in Toronto, how she came to New York and trained in the kitchens of the legendary Le Cirque 2000 and the groundbreaking Vong restaurants before working as the recipe and research assistant to Jeffrey Steingarten, revered food critic at Vogue; as well as how she served as the special events manager for Chef Daniel Boulud’s restaurant empire before landing at Food & Wine.  The book features selected photographs of Gail throughout her life, as well as some of her favorite recipes.

Finally, the book will offer insights into her role as food critic on Bravo’s Emmy-winning series Top Chef, where, since the show’s inception in 2006, Gail has lent her extensive expertise as a permanent judge on the number one food show on cable television.  Fascinating and irresistible, Talking with My Mouth Full is a treat readers won’t want to miss.