Julie Van Rosendaal
Appearance
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Julie Van Rosendaal is a Calgary-based Canadian food writer. Her 2021 social media post about increasingly hard butter triggered the Buttergate scandal in Canada.
Career
[edit]Van Rosendaal has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Parents Canada magazine, Western Living magazine and co-hosted the It's Just Food television program.[1]
In February 2021, Van Rosendaal drew attention to the increasing hardness of Canadian butter in what became known as Buttergate in a social media post.[2][3] In 2022, she hosted an online cooking class for 1,000 school students.[4]
She is the author of eight cookbooks[1] including Dirty Food[5] and Starting Out.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Van Rosendaal lives in Calgary, Alberta with her teenage son.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Julie Van Rosendaal". University of Calgary. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ Fieber, Palmela (2 March 2021). "'Buttergate' goes viral, putting palm oil fat supplements in spotlight". CBC.
- ^ "Canadians are in a flutter about butter". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ Bezovie, Erin (2022-01-05). "'A bit chaotic but it works:' Alta. food writer holds virtual cooking class for 1,000 kids". Edmonton. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ Kohlman, Renee (28 Nov 2019). "Food: Grab a rolling pin for Bashed Salad". thestarphoenix. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "A landlord gives free rent to all tenants, a family receives a month of groceries and other acts of kindness". CBC. 16 Dec 2020.