Exclusive Photo: Valerie Bertinelli is Cooking With New Book ‘Valerie’s Home Cooking’

CHICAGO – She has lived “One Day at a Time” and has come into a second act that really cooks. Valerie Bertinelli has gone from child star to recipe maven with her new book “Valerie’s Home Cooking,” named after her Food Network TV Show. She came to Chicagoland to promote the book on October 22nd, 2017.

Valerie Bertinelli at Anderson’s Bookshop in Downers Grove, Ill.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

Valerie Anne Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and after many moves her family ended up in Los Angeles, where she studied acting while in high school. After making an appearance on the series “Apple’s Way,” producer Norman Lear offered her a part on the 1970s sitcom “One Day at a Time” when she was 15 years old. Her co-stars were the Bonnie Franklin and MacKenzie Phillips, and the show lasted until 1984. Her post-”Day” acting career includes the series “Touched by an Angel” and “ Hot in Cleveland.” Her career as a cooking host began in 2015, with the shows “Valerie’s Home Cooking” and “Kids Baking Championship” on the Food Network.

’Valerie’s Home Cooking’ by Valerie Bertinelli
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com shot this Exclusive Photo of Valerie Bertinelli at Anderson’s Bookshop in Downers Grove, Illinois, as the cooking show host met fans and autographed her new book, “Valerie’s Home Cooking.”

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