William Woys Weaver is an internationally known food historian and four-time winner of the prestigious IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Awards. He is the author of numerous books on food history and gardening, and has been featured programs such as Good Morning America (with Julia Child). He has been the subject of special articles in Food & Wine, Food Arts, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, and Country Living. Weaver maintains the Roughwood Seed Collection of heirloom food plants at the historic Lamb Tavern in Devon, Pennsylvania, and at www.roughwoodtable.org.