About Bibby Gignilliat
Bibby Gignilliat, a corporate convert, transformed a career in marketing at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. into an enormously satisfying career in professional cooking. Bibby has taught cooking classes at HomeChef®, Tante Marie's, Sur La Table, Ramekins and Draeger’s cooking schools. She was the sous-chef to Joanne Weir for a national promotional tour sponsored by Calphalon cookware. Bibby was a production assistant and food stylist for “Jacques Pepin Celebrates,” with Jacques Pepin, the national PBS series “Weir Cooking in the Wine Country,” featuring Joanne Weir and "Bay Cafe" with Chef Joey Altman. She has appeared on the Today Show, the Food Network, CNBC, in The New York Times, Daily Candy, Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, and Business 2.0 Magazines. In 1999, Bibby founded Gourmet Gatherings®, which later became Parties That Cook. Parties That Cook stages deliciously fun hands-on cooking class parties and corporate team-building events.She was named 2008 Small Business Owner of the Year by San Francisco's Small Business Network (SBN) and recently awarded the 2009 NAWBO Rising Star Award and named a Woman-Owned Business of the Year by Women’s Initiative.