Kathy Browning is a freelance writer and published author. She is the founder of The Cheap Gourmet cooking blog and is a Featured Food and Wine Contributor for Yahoo Contributor Network. Her articles have been featured on Yahoo, Shine, OMG, and numerous health, wellness, and cooking websites. Kathy spent most of her career working in the food service industry. She has had the privilege of working as a Vegetarian Chef for a health food store; a Sous Chef at a private country club; and has owned a gourmet food gift basket company and catering business.