Rita Heikenfeld

Rita Nader Heikenfeld, CCP, CMH*, is an award-winning syndicated journalist, inductee into Escoffier Hall of Fame, President’s  Medal ACF, Appalachian herbal scholar, accredited family herbalist, author, cooking teacher, media personality, motivational speaker and the founding editor of www.abouteating.com.

Rita writes a syndicated weekly column for Community Press Newspapers that reaches almost a quarter of a million people each week in Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Her articles have been featured in USA Today, and her site was mentioned on the Today show.

She also about food, family, health and gardening for national publications.