Welcome! I hope you'll enjoy visiting this site and learning about my work in the food world.  Like most professional cooks, I wear several hats.

I'm a cooking teacher, and if you'd like to see where and when I have classes scheduled in the U.S. and abroad, just click on the "Classes and Events" button.

Every week since 1987 I have written a weekly food column called "That's Entertaining" for the LA Times Syndicate (now Tribune Media Services), and for the past twenty years I've been a frequent contributor to Bon Appetit Magazine.  Click on "That's Entertaining and other Publications" to see what I've been working on recently.

I am also a cookbook author, and my newest publication, The Big Book of Backyard Cooking, has just been released.  You can check out the reviews and find out all about this special new book by tapping on the button with the book's title.  And, to learn about my other cookbooks, just hit "Other Books."

Hit the button for "Press and Appearances" to see recent articles and publicity about my work. And, if you'd like to reach me with a message or a recipe, just push "Contact."