Alexandra Greeley is the former food editor of Vegetarian Times and a well-established Washington, D.C., area food journalist and restaurant critic. Her work has been featured in Gastronomica, Gayot.com, Fine Cooking, Chili Pepper, On The Grill, the New York Times, Long Island Life, the Washington Post, Washingtonian magazine, and Newsday. In addition to the recent Vegetarian Times cookbook, she is the author of Asian Soups, Stews & Curries; Asian Grills; and Good Enough to Eat. She has written several mini Asian cookbooks for Periplus publishers in Singapore, written text and edited the recipes for a book/CD package entitled Mexico!, was a staff writer for Time-Life's cookbook series, "Great Meals in Minutes," and was the food editor/writer for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Greeley is a member of the culinary groups Les Dames d'Escoffier and International Association of Culinary Professionals and is the Washington, D.C., co-leader of Slow Food USA. She lives in Reston, Virginia.