Barker, Karen

Karen Barker is the 2003 winner of the Outstanding Pastry Chef Award from the James Beard Foundation and 1999 winner of "Bon Appetit"'s American Food and Entertaining Award for Best Pastry Chef. She and husband Ben Barker own and operate the nationally acclaimed Magnolia Grill restaurant in Durham, North Carolina. They are coauthors of "Not Afraid of Flavor: Recipes from Magnolia Grill".