TASHA DE SERIO is a chef, food writer, cooking teacher, and caterer. She began her career at Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café and left there to launch the highly regarded Olive Green Catering. Her writing has appeared in Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, and Fine Cooking, and she is the co-author of Cooking from the Farmer's Market for Williams-Sonoma. Salad for Dinner, her second book, is due out in March, 2012.
Tasha lives in Berkeley, California with her husband and two young boys.