Michael Ruhlman has written or co-authored more than 30 books of non-fiction, fiction, memoir and cookbooks, including Boys Themselves, Wooden Boats, and Walk On Water. He’s best known for his writing about food and cooking, both at home (Ratio, Ruhlman’s Twenty) and in professional kitchens (the Making of a Chef trilogy). He has won multiple Beard Awards for both books and magazine writing. He has worked with many chefs on their books, including Thomas Keller (The French Laundry Cookbook), Eric Ripert (A Return To Cooking), and Jean-Georges Vongerichten (JGV: A Life in Twelve Recipes). He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. He lives with his wife, the novelist Ann Hood, in New York City.