Food writer and cookbook author Melissa Clark is staff reporter for The New York Times Food section, where she writes the popular column "A Good Appetite" and has appeared in over 100 cooking videos. She is the author of The New York Times bestseller Dinner in French as well as Dinner, Dinner in an Instant, Comfort in an Instant, and Kid in the Kitchen. The winner of multiple James Beard and IACP awards, Melissa earned an MFA in writing from Columbia, and her work has been selected for The Best American Food Writing. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.
