April White is an award-winning writer and researcher, who specializes in food writing. Her hunger for her work has taken her not only into the dining rooms of many of the country's top restaurants but also into their kitchens, where she has learned from passionate professional chefs. Her pursuit of new flavors – and the human stories behind these foods – has also propelled her across the country and around the world, from the cornfields of Lancaster County to the paladares of Havana to the tchouk huts of West Africa.