Next time you’re at a food event, watching a commercial where someone’s eating pizza, flipping through a magazine with beautiful food pictures, or enjoying a movie scene where the lead introduces her new boyfriend at the holiday table, I hope you’ll think of Gena Berry of Culinary Works based in Atlanta, GA. She is, as she simply puts it, one of the people who put the food in all of these scenes. From food styling to recipe development, to ad campaigns and special food events, Gena is behind the scenes coordinating, organizing, planning and testing, not to mention often cooking up a storm. Her client list runs the gamut from Capital One to Delta Airlines, the Kentucky Derby to Georgia Organics, and her job is to have the food ready for showtime, whether that’s in front of a camera or for a crowd of thousands. 

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