Amber Wilson is a self-taught home cook with an insatiable desire to honor the culinary culture of the South as well as to create new dishes. Once on a career path in science and offered a job at NASA, she decided to change course and start her blog, For the Love of the South. An homage to her Southern roots, the blog was a finalist in Saveur's Best Food Blog Awards and was one of PBS's Best Food Blogs. Wilson was one of Southern Living's "30 Bloggers You Should Be Following." She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, Michael.
