LYNN ALLEY is a freelance food and wine journalist interested in traditional foods and techniques from around the world. The author of LOST ARTS, she has contributed articles to Fine Cooking, Cook's Illustrated, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Appellation magazine. She frequently writes for Wine Spectator and its website. Alley has also taught classes at cooking schools around the United States. She resides in San Diego, California.
""Go ahead and sneer. I love my slow cooker.... Even food snobs like me are realizing their potential, albeit a little later than the more than perhaps 100 million Americans who already own one.""