Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States
Fast Facts
Established the New York Women's Culinary Alliance in the early '80s
Earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan
Graduated from the Culinary Institute of America with honors in 1977
First entered the world of television as a behind-the-scenes assistant on "Julia Child & More Company" in 1979
Named the head of Gourmet magazine's test kitchen in the late '80s
After spending several years in high-end restaurants in New York and Boston, she would accept a teaching position with Peter Kump's New York Cooking School