Join Jem of the South as we welcome our very special guest Julia M. Usher, Author, Stylist and Pastry Chef.   Julia is Contributing Editor at Dessert Professional, a 2008 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards finalist, and an entertaining consultant, party producer, and prop stylist for St. Louis AT HOME magazine. Her work, written and edible, has appeared in Vera Wang on Weddings, Bon Appétit, Fine Cooking, Better Homes and Gardens, Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion, Gastronomica, and nearly every national bridal magazine.  In 2009, Julia released her first book, Cookie Swap, which subsequently won three prestigious Cordon d’ Or Awards, including one for Best in Competition. Never one to rest on her laurels, Julia is now setting up a media tour for her second book, Ultimate Cookies, an inspirational collection of edible cookie art projects, scheduled for release in November 2011.