contributors
Robin Asbell
spreads the word about how truly delicious and beautiful whole, real foods can be through her work as an author, cooking teacher and private chef. She likes to create delicious dishes that range from meat and seafood to beans and grains using global flavors. Her latest book is Great Bowls of Food: Grain Bowls, Buddha Bowls, Broth Bowls and More. She is also the author of The Whole Grain Promise: More Than 100 Recipes to Jumpstart a Healthier Diet; Juice It!; Big Vegan: Over 350 Recipes, No Meat, No Dairy, All Delicious; The New Vegetarian; and Gluten-Free Pasta.
Jason Ross
is a culinary instructor at Le Cordon Bleu in Minnesota and has worked as a consultant to help develop menus at many Twin Cities restaurants. He grew up in New York City but now calls St. Paul, Minn., home, where he lives with his wife and two young daughters.
Tara Q. Thomas
intended to be a chef when she trained at the Culinary Institute of America in New York, but got sidetracked by wine. She has been writing about it for nearly 20 years now, most prominently at Wine & Spirits Magazine, where she is Executive Editor. Author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Wine Basics and a contributor to the forthcoming Oxford Companions to cheese and to spirits, she also sits on the advisory panel for the International Culinary Center’s Sommelier Training Program. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., juggling a laptop and two small children—and still cooks nearly nightly, albeit for a smaller crowd.
Lauren Chattman
Lara Miklasevics
began her food career on the other side of the camera, cooking at the renowned New French Café in Minneapolis, Minn. Today her work as a stylist is in demand at corporations including Heinz, Target and General Mills, as well as with many magazines. She prides herself on using her experience as a chef to make food as appealing on the page as it is on the plate.
8 real food fall 2016
is a cookbook author, freelance writer and former professional pastry chef.Her recipes have appeared in Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Cook’s Illustrated and The New York Times. She is the author of 14 books, including The Baking Answer Book Cake Keeper Cakes and Cookie Book, Swap!. She has also co-authored several books, including Dessert University with former White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier. With artisan baking expert Daniel Leader, she is the co-author of the International Association of Culinary Professionals award-winning Local Breads. With Susan Matheson, she is co-author of The Gingerbread Architect. Her collaboration with YouTube star Maangchi, Real Korean Cooking with Maangchi, was released spring 2015. Maangchi
Terry Brennan
is an award-winning photographer who has worked for General Mills, Pillsbury, Budweiser, Target and many national advertising agencies. “My real passion lies in editorial work,” he says, “in which a photographer’s freedom to create a story or look through the photograph is much greater.”