Shirley Smalheiser

Shirley Smalheiser has been a world traveler for five decades. Wherever she travels, she seeks out the favorite restaurants of the locals, so she's sure to taste the authentic local cuisine.

While traveling, she often takes advantage of locl cooking schools, such as learning Thai cooking while in Thailand, and Chinese cooking in China.

Shirley taught food and nutrition in the United States for over a decade. She is a Home Economist with a Master's Degree from the University of Iowa.

Shirley's breadth and depth of knowledge of international cooking is impressive and inspiring, as is her ability to make the subject easy even for beginners.

Shirley is now a happy, healthy, globe-trotting senior citizen. When she's not traveling the world, she lives in Israel, in the Negev, where she continues to teach about food and nutrition.