Joan Nathan's books include The Jewish Holiday Kitchen, The Jewish Holiday Baker, and Jewish Cooking in America, which won the IACP Julia Child Award for Best Cookbook of the Year in 1995 and the James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook. She contributes articles on international ethnic food and special holiday features to the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Hadassah Magazine, Food and Wine, and Food Arts. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Allan Gerson, and their three children.