Jessica Battilana writes about food and the people who make it. A former cheesemonger, caterer and private chef (and East coast transplant), she now lives in San Francisco and spends her days chronicling chefs and restaurants, developing and testing recipes and otherwise messing around in the world of food. Her work has appeared in Martha Stewart Living, The New York Times, Gastronomica, Saveur, Sunset and the Best Food Writing Anthology 2008, as well as 7x7 Magazine. She is currently the San Francisco city editor for Tasting Table, and is at work on a cookbook with Charles Phan, chef-owner of the Slanted Door restaurant. Potatoes are her desert island food, and she always chooses chocolate over vanilla.
