About the Speaker:
"As an authority on achieving and maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle, Celebrity Natural Food Chef Bethenny Frankel has a knack for making healthy food taste delicious. A self-proclaimed "health foodie," Bethenny attended the National Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. After graduating, she put her innovative culinary skills to use by forming her company Bethenny Bakes. Bethenny Bakes features a line of low fat, wheat-, egg-, and dairy-free baked goods, various cooking services for private clients, and a catering company. Bethenny has gained recognition for her celebrity clients including Denis Leary, Alicia Silverstone, Susan Sarandon, Maria Menounos, Daisy Fuentes, and Mariska Hargitay, to name a few. In addition to her best selling cookbook, Naturally Thin, Bethenny is the author of a monthly column in Health Magazine called "Celebrity Diet Secrets." Bethenny's talents stem beyond the kitchen as well - she stars in Bravo's hit reality series The Real Housewives of New York City where she has been acclaimed for her candor, sharp wit, and humor."

About the book:
"Bethenny's New York Times Best Selling Book NATURALLY THIN: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting was published in March 2009 and debuted at #5 after its first week on sale. It is currently #3. Naturally Thin shows how anyone can banish their heavy habits, embrace thin thoughts, and enjoy satisfying meals, snacks, and drinks without the guilt. With more than thirty simple, delicious recipes (including her famous SkinnyGirl Margarita), a one-week program to jump-start readers on the Naturally Thin lifestyle, and warm, witty encouragement on every page, Frankel serves up a book for a healthier and thinner life. "