The Inviting Life with Laura Calder

This week we speak with Laura Calder about creating an 'Inviting Life'. Laura is a trusted and established expert in food, entertaining, home-making, and art de vivre. Perhaps best known for her James Beard Award-winning series, French Food at Home, which debuted on Food Network and continued to air worldwide, Laura more recently authored The Inviting Life: An inspirational guide to homemaking, hosting and opening the door to happiness. She has also written four cookbooks, judged two seasons of Recipe to Riches, hosted a number of television specials, and appeared as a guest judge on Iron Chef America and Top Chef Canada. Laura holds undergraduate degrees in liberal arts and linguistics, a Master’s in social and organizational psychology from the London School of Economics, and a post-graduate certificate in cross-cultural studies. In 2011, she was named a knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit (l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole) by the French government, one of the country’s highest civilian honours. After a decade in France, Laura now lives in Toronto, where she was named a 2019 ADWEEK Toronto brand star. She is married to author and journalist, Peter Scowen. Learning Points: • Some health issues with crossing your legs • What an Inviting Life is • Why it important to make a ‘Welcome Home’ • Why the little things are so important Social sites: Social Sites www.lauracalder.com Instagram: @laura_calder Twitter: @LauraCalder Facebook: LauraCalder