LYNN ALLEY is a freelance food and wine journalist who specializes in traditional foods and culinary techniques from around the world. The author of The Gourmet Slow Cooker, The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Volume II, The Gourmet Toaster Oven, and Lost Arts: A Celebration of Culinary Traditions, she is a frequent contributor to the Wine Spectator website and magazine, and has written articles for the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Diego Union Tribune, Fine Cooking, Cook’s Illustrated, The Herb Companion, Natural Home, and Organic Style magazine. Alley has also taught cooking classes around the western United States. She resides in San Diego, California.
