About The Author Mara Reid Rogers:

Mara Reid Rogers is the author of nine cookbooks. It has always been her mission to unite people-through the sharing of meals-via her cookbooks. She sees food not only as sustenance, but as entertainment for people, not only in the creation of a meal, but in the dining experience itself. Whether a couple is sharing a meal on a first date, or a meal marks a celebration such as a 50th anniversary of marriage. Food is emotionally charged for all of us, it is a necessity, it can be an art form, and it can also seduce us. Food is many things.

Mara is an award-winning author, media personality, and culinary/home-entertaining expert with a national presence. She was the co-host of the national cooking series Cook-Off America on Public Television that was one of the top three cooking shows in the nation. She was the culinary expert and co-host of the radio show The Midday Dish with Mara Reid Rogers on WJON-AM. Prior to that, the host and executive producer of the lifestyle radio show Gracious Living Today on WQXI-AM.

She was a contributing food writer and food and prop stylist to the largest newspaper in the Southeast: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, and former assistant food and entertaining editor for House Beautiful magazine, as well as the food and entertaining editor of Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Magazine.

Mara Reid Rogers is a prolific cookbook author. The South the Beautiful Cookbook, which she co-authored, was lauded (the year it was published) as “One Of The Year’s Top Ten Cookbooks” according to Nation’s Restaurant News. And several of her cookbooks were main selections of national book clubs.

She has been profiled in many areas of the United States, in print, television, Internet, and radio, and is experienced in media venues ranging from satellite media tours to web site forums.

Mara is a graduate of the professional culinary program at Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, she also has a degree in commercial photography and communication design from Parson’s School of Design in New York City, and studied writing and film at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

She is currently creating and writing several new cookbooks, and is available for editorial, television and radio interviews. Mara lives in San Francisco with her husband, where they can be found in the kitchen, cooking together.

Cookbooks by Mara Reid Rogers:

Cooking In Cast Iron:Yesterday’s Flavors For Today’s Kitchen (HP Books, The Berkley Publishing Group-a division of Penguin Putnam)

The South The Beautiful Cookbook: Authentic Recipes From The American South(HarperCollins)

The Best 50 Brownies and Blondies (Bristol Publishing)

Contemporary One Dish Meals:Modern Interpretations Of Classic One-Pot Cookery (Lake Isle Press)

The Fish Grill Book (Michael Friedman Publishing)

Onions :A Celebration Of The Onion Through Recipes, Lore, And History (Addison-Wesley)

The Instant Ethnic Cook:An Herb And Spice Blend Cookbook, Best-Loved Italian, Chinese, Mexican And Greek Recipes-And More (Lake Isle Press)

Creative Garnishing:Beautiful Ways To Enhance Meals (Running Press)

The International Spud:Fun and Feast With The World’s Favorite Tuber (Little. Brown & Co.)