Books By Mary Karlin, Ed Anderson - Author

MARY KARLIN is a founding staff manager and chef-instructor at Ramekins Sonoma Valley Culinary School, where she has taught wood-fired cooking classes for nine years. Mary has also taught at Draeger's, Rancho La Puerta, and the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone. A freelance food writer and traveling instructor, Mary splits her time between northern California and Superior, Arizona, where she directs her Live-Fire Cooking Camp Culinary Center. She also teaches regional cooking camps around the United States.

THE AUTHOR SCOOP

What's your most essential kitchen tool?
Tongs

What was your inspiration for writing Wood-Fired Cooking?
My wood-burning oven; the food and community created by it. The oven made me a better cook.

If you had to boil the message of Wood-Fired Cooking down to one sentence, what would it be?
Stay connected to your food. Cook ethically, share food with others and create community wherev