I worked as chef, caterer, cooking teacher, food writer and farm-to-table advocate before turning to creative writing. Many of my pieces have been published in literary magazines.
I’m also the author of five culinary books. For six years, I hosted food forums for The New York Times on the Web. As a major contributor to Joy of Cooking. and for my own clients, books, articles and blog, I’ve developed close to 1000 recipes. I’ve appeared on the Food Network and many public and private radio stations.
I was the founding director of Berkshire Grown, an early New England farm-to-table initiative that has received national recognition. I have lectured before large and small audiences, taught cooking, writing and culinary history at several schools, including The Culinary Institute of America and The Institute of Culinary Education.
