About the Authors.....

Anne Snape Parsons

Anne Snape Parsons grew up in a large close-knit family in Bothwellpark, Scotland. While literature and cultural pursuits were important, the core of her family's activities was food- food as the binding power in family and friendships, food as the intersection between generations, and food as the bridge between cultures. Ms. Parsons has an MA in English Literature, is currently writing two cookbooks, "Seashore Suppers: Edible Reading from the Barefoot Book Clubs" and "Cooking, Conversation, and Conviviality: A Year of Slow Eating, Ms. Parsons is a leader of the Slow Food Convivium of East North Carolina, is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and the Culinary Historians of Washington, wrote travel articles and a monthly food column for Tidewater Women called Around the Table, and writes human interest articles for the North Beach Sun.

Alexandra Greeley

Alexandra Greeley is the former food editor of Vegetarian Times and a well-established Washington, D.C., area food journalist and restaurant critic, she is the author of "Asian Soups, Stews & Curries"; "Asian Grills"; and "Good Enough to Eat". She has written several mini Asian cookbooks for Periplus publishers in Singapore, written text and edited the recipes for a book/CD package entitled Mexico! Greeley is a member of the culinary groups Les Dames d Escoffier and International Association of Culinary Professionals and is the Washington, D.C., co-leader of Slow Food USA. She lives in Reston, Virginia.


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