Early career She began her
food journalism career writing restaurant reviews for the
McGill Tribune Simmons attended the
Peter Kump New York Cooking School Publications Simmons' first book, her memoir
Talking With My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater, was published by Hyperion in February 2012.
Video series She teaches viewers new ways to cook with familiar and unusual staples in their kitchens in the KitchenDaily.com online video series titled
The Pantry Project.
Other media Her Bravo.com bio reports: "Gail makes frequent television appearances on
The Today Show,
Good Morning America,
Fox & Friends, among others."
Appearances She has made appearances at prominent culinary festivals; examples in the U.S. include the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, New York City Wine & Food Festival, Pebble Beach Food & Wine, Kohler Food & Wine Experience, and the Cayman Cookout.
Community service and board memberships Gail actively supports Common Threads, an organization that teaches low-income children to cook wholesome, affordable meals. She was a founding member of
Food & Wine’s Grow for Good Campaign to raise funds and awareness for
sustainable agriculture programs in the United States. She sits on the boards of the
American Institute of Wine & Food,
Hot Bread Kitchen, the
Institute of Culinary Education’s Alumni Committee, the Women at NBCU Advisory Board, and the
food rescue organization
City Harvest. ==Recognition==