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Kate Boyette, Producer, Writer & Editor
Kate started in New York City with independent film production, which led her to Los Angeles to work for the President of Creative Artist Agency. After teaching celebrities how to drive their Priuses, she decided not to pursue the business side of film production and enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu to get her culinary degree (instead of law school, sorry mom). Since that point, culinary has been the focal point of everything she does; from owning her own catering company in Texas, to running events and marketing for a catering company in Park City, Utah, from starting a culinary publication based in Charleston, SC, The Local Palate, and becoming the editor-in-chief, to representing clients in public relations, Kate has been steeped in the culinary world. Embarking on her own endeavor to get an MFA in creative writing has led her down the book publishing path, combining her two loves, cooking and storytelling.
Photo by Monika Grabkowska
Scott Long, Graphic Designer & Illustrator
Prior to working in graphic design, Scott worked as a freelance photographer and makeup artist at MAC. After continuing his education at The Creative Circus he started working at The Reynolds Group where he was able to work one-on-one with chefs and event planners to create brands that have been seen on a national platform. Currently Scott is working in-house for World 50 Group where he translates conversations between C-Suite executives to print and digital platforms.
When he’s not in front of the computer he’s researching new local plants for his yard and garden, planning a dinner party, hanging out at farmer’s markets, and cooking with the windows open. If there’s a new restaurant opening he will make a point of trying it out.
Photo by Monika Grabkowska
Phillip Rhodes, Writer, Editor, Recipe Tester and Creator
Phillip Rhodes is a freelance editorial consultant. As executive managing editor of Garden & Gun magazine from 2014 to 2021, he produced and co-authored The Southerner’s Cookbook, a 2016 New York Times best seller and James Beard award nominee, and guided a writer to a 2019 James Beard nomination for journalism. From 2005 to 2014, he held various titles at Cooking Light magazine, then the nation’s largest epicurean publication. Prior to that, he was nutrition editor for Men’s Health magazine, contributed to the brand’s best-selling Abs Diet books, and worked on the launch team for Women’s Health magazine. Phillip was born in North Carolina, raised in Tennessee, received a B.A. in communication arts from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and resides in Birmingham, Alabama.