If you’re attune to what’s happening in the food world, you’re probably very familiar with the name Hope Cohen. After all, it’s this sweet, spirited culinary entrepreneur who’s amongst the area’s hottest gastronomical personalities. The Main Line native and Bryn Mawr resident has worked hard to get where she is- from starting her own catering business at 18 to making frequent trips to France, Spain and Italy to apprentice with some of the best chefs in Europe. And she hasn’t slowed down. Besides being a full-time mom to her two teenagers (a full-time job in itself), Cohen runs her own culinary consulting business, Strawberryblonde Consulting, where she’s sought out for her expertise by the most talented chefs in the area, is the host of CSN’s The Chef’s Kitchen, and runs cooking classes around the Main Line for both children and adults. In her spare time (and there isn’t much), Cohen is penning her first cookbook, Hope Cooks: Fast, Fresh & Simple- a practical book due to hit bookshelves later this year that focuses on quick and easy dishes using seasonal, local ingredients. But despite her super busy schedule, Cohen admits that it’s the intimacy of cooking for others and sitting around a table that she enjoys the most. “The best conversations and interactions happen while sharing food around the table,” she says. “It’s where my kids and I catch up on our day and it’s a place where so many great discussions happen.” Hopecooks.com.