Janet Fletcher

Janet Fletcher is the author or co-author of more than 20 books on food and wine, including Cheese & Wine, The Cheese Course and Fresh from the Farmers’ Market. She writes a weekly cheese column for the San Francisco Chronicle and is a former staff food writer whose journalism earned three James Beard Awards and the IACP Bert Greene Award. Her writing on wine and food has appeared in numerous national magazines, including Saveur, Bon Appétit, Fine Cooking and Food & Wine. Janet trained at the Culinary Institute of America and at Berkeley’s celebrated Chez Panisse restaurant. She teaches cooking and cheese-appreciation classes around the country. Her next book, on beer and cheese, will be published by Andrews McMeel in Spring 2013. (www.janetfletcher.com)