Jane Lawson began cooking at the age of eight. After many years working as a chef in Sydney, Jane moved into publishing, combining her love of cookbooks and cooking. Jane is the author of Snowflakes and Schnapps, Spice Market, Grub, Yoshoku, A Little Taste of Japan, Cocina Nueva, Zenbu Zen and the forthcoming Tokyo Style Guide, and is the co-author of BBQ Food for Friends, which won a Gourmand World Cookbook Award in 2003.