Thymes Two, Inc.
Mary Corpening Barber and
Sara Corpening Whiteford
Food Writers & Culinary Consultants
Identical twins Mary Corpening Barber and Sara Corpening Whiteford are the owners of Thymes Two, Inc., a San Francisco-based food consulting and cookbook authoring partnership. Thymes Two was originally founded as a home for their San Francisco catering business, and has since evolved into the home base for Mary and Sara’s culinary consulting and writing pursuits. With over 40 years of combined professional experience, Mary and Sara are as excited as ever to share great recipes.
Learning to cook together
North Carolina natives, Mary and Sara have been cooking together since they were five years old. Their passion for food led them to Peter Kump’s Culinary School in New York (now called The Institute of Culinary Education), followed by stints at La Varenne in Joigny, France, and in 4-star restaurant kitchens. Mary and Sara have (individually) worked in some of the nation’s most celebrated restaurants, including New York’s Montrachet, The Quilted Giraffe, Tribeca Grill, March, and San Francisco’s Aqua.
Mary and Sara’s culinary talents and sense of humor have been showcased on NBC’s Today Show, Live with Regis, San Francisco’s Bay Café, Napa Style with Michael Chiarello, and the Food Network’s Cooking Live Primetime with Sara Moulton, and now they are broadening their reach to the online world. Their business has also extended to include satellite media tours for Williams-Sonoma, and they have served as spokeswomen for Hellman’s, Best Foods, Kikkoman and Circulon Cookware in television, radio, and print campaigns.
At work at Thymes Two, Inc.
Authors of 8 cookbooks, with over a million books sold, (Smoothies, Wraps, Simplify Entertaining, Cocktail Food, Super Smoothies, Skewer It!, Bride & Groom’s First and Forever Cookbook, and Super-Charged Smoothies (Spring 2010). Mary and Sara’s recipes were also featured in Today’s Kitchen: America’s Favorite Chefs and Recipes, a compilation of recipes showcased on the Today Show.
Mary and Sara have authored numerous articles and recipes for a wide variety of publications, including Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, American Home Style, Fine Cooking, Cooking Light, Victoria, and Health magazines. They have lent their culinary skills to the classroom, conducting cooking and catering demonstrations at many cooking schools and gourmet food shops throughout the country.
With Julia Child
Due to Mary and Sara’s passion for health and wellness, they are distributors for two whole food companies: Lifemax and Juice Plus. Also, Mary and Sara continue to consult for Dlush, a youth market beverage joint located in San Diego, Los Angeles, Kuwait, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Baharain, and Quatar. Thymes Two’s current focus is cooking healthy foods for their families, entertaining their friends and sharing these recipes and tips online at maryandsara.com.
Mary Corpening Barber and Sara Corpening Whiteford are the authors of the best-selling Bride & Groom First and Forever Cookbook, and many more.
Meet Mary and Sara
Thymes Two, Inc.
Sara Corpening Whiteford
Food Writers & Culinary Consultants
Identical twins Mary Corpening Barber and Sara Corpening Whiteford are the owners of Thymes Two, Inc., a San Francisco-based food consulting and cookbook authoring partnership. Thymes Two was originally founded as a home for their San Francisco catering business, and has since evolved into the home base for Mary and Sara’s culinary consulting and writing pursuits. With over 40 years of combined professional experience, Mary and Sara are as excited as ever to share great recipes.
Learning to cook together
North Carolina natives, Mary and Sara have been cooking together since they were five years old. Their passion for food led them to Peter Kump’s Culinary School in New York (now called The Institute of Culinary Education), followed by stints at La Varenne in Joigny, France, and in 4-star restaurant kitchens. Mary and Sara have (individually) worked in some of the nation’s most celebrated restaurants, including New York’s Montrachet, The Quilted Giraffe, Tribeca Grill, March, and San Francisco’s Aqua.
Mary and Sara’s culinary talents and sense of humor have been showcased on NBC’s Today Show, Live with Regis, San Francisco’s Bay Café, Napa Style with Michael Chiarello, and the Food Network’s Cooking Live Primetime with Sara Moulton, and now they are broadening their reach to the online world. Their business has also extended to include satellite media tours for Williams-Sonoma, and they have served as spokeswomen for Hellman’s, Best Foods, Kikkoman and Circulon Cookware in television, radio, and print campaigns.
At work at Thymes Two, Inc.
Authors of 8 cookbooks, with over a million books sold, (Smoothies, Wraps, Simplify Entertaining, Cocktail Food, Super Smoothies, Skewer It!, Bride & Groom’s First and Forever Cookbook, and Super-Charged Smoothies (Spring 2010). Mary and Sara’s recipes were also featured in Today’s Kitchen: America’s Favorite Chefs and Recipes, a compilation of recipes showcased on the Today Show.
Mary and Sara have authored numerous articles and recipes for a wide variety of publications, including Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, American Home Style, Fine Cooking, Cooking Light, Victoria, and Health magazines. They have lent their culinary skills to the classroom, conducting cooking and catering demonstrations at many cooking schools and gourmet food shops throughout the country.
With Julia Child
Due to Mary and Sara’s passion for health and wellness, they are distributors for two whole food companies: Lifemax and Juice Plus. Also, Mary and Sara continue to consult for Dlush, a youth market beverage joint located in San Diego, Los Angeles, Kuwait, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Baharain, and Quatar. Thymes Two’s current focus is cooking healthy foods for their families, entertaining their friends and sharing these recipes and tips online at maryandsara.com.