Michele Anna Jordan has written nearly twenty books about food, including the highly acclaimed Vinaigrette and Other Dressings. She has received numerous awards for her writing, her radio show, and her work as a chef. She was the winner of the James Beard Journalism Award for Magazine Feature Writing in 1997. Today, she writes for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and also produces and hosts Mouthful, the Wine Country's Most Delicious Hour on KRCB-FM. The show has been nominated for a James Beard Media Award four times. She resides in San Francisco, California.