Author Info
<b>Gilles Pudlowski</b> is the restaurant critic and journalist for the French weekly magazine <i>Le Point </i>; a contributor to <i>Saveurs</i> and <i>Bon Voyage</i> magazines; cultural commentator and critic; a historian of French regional culinary traditions; and the author of two cookbooks, <i>France the Beautiful Cookbook</i> and <i>Great Women Chefs of Europe</i>.<br/><br/><b>Simon Beaver</b> grew up in the South of England, but moved to Paris nearly 30 years ago. He initially worked as an English teacher, but soon discovered a taste for translation. For two and a half decades now, he has been adapting books, TV and movie scripts, songs and biographies into English, writing subtitles and recording voice overs. Whenever he can, he spends time at his second home on the Normandy coast, in England or in Andalusia.<br/><br/><b>Phyllis Flick</b> is an American living in Paris who has written about Paris and French life for various publications including the TimeOut Eating and Drinking Guide to Paris.  She is also co-host of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts and Letters France forum.<br/><br/><b>Sophie Brissaud</b> is a food writer, stylist, photographer, and occasionally a restaurant reviewer. She is also a journalist for "Saveurs" (French edition) and "Regal", as well as a translator from English to French. She has written many books: some of them in collaboration with famous chefs, some under her own identity. She lives in Paris.<br/> <br/><b>Lucy Vanel</b> is a food journalist, photographer, and writer. She has lived and worked in Lyon France since the year 2000.   She serves as a Manager of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts and Letters, and is co-host of the France forum there.