Karen Mitchell Wilcher is celebrating her 20th year in the food
industry. She is owner of Table Matters, a food consulting firm
specializing in recipe development, marketing support services
and special events management. Karen has worked with several consumer
products companies and has also written for Cooking Light, Weight
Watchers and Health magazines.
Prior to starting Table Matters, she honed her hospitality management
skills with Westin Hotels and the Levy Organization of Chicago.
Karen has held staff positions with The Quaker Oats Company and
Cooking Light magazine, where she developed recipes to support
editorial features and the marketing objectives for the branded
products, respectively.
Wilcher earned a bachelors degree in Restaurant Management from
the University of Illinois. She has also increased her culinary
expertise with additional studies at the Culinary Institute of
America and Washburne Culinary Institute of Chicago. Karen is
a member of IACP, The Southern Foodways Alliance and Toastmasters.
She resides in Mitchellville, Maryland with her family.
