On Food and Cooking

nudging without noodging.
I owe thanks to many people at Scribner
and Simon & Schuster. Maria Guarnaschelli
commissioned this revision with inspiring
enthusiasm, and Scribner publisher Susan
Moldow and S&S president Carolyn Reidy
have been its committed advocates ever since.
Beth Wareham tirelessly supervised all
aspects of editing, production, and
publication. Rica Buxbaum Allannic made
many improvements in the manuscript with
her careful editing; Mia Crowley-Hald and her
team produced the book under tough time
constraints with meticulous care; and Erich
Hobbing welcomed my ideas about layout and
designed pages that flow well and read
clearly. Jeffrey Wilson kept contractual and
other legal matters smooth and peaceful, and
Lucy Kenyon organized some wonderful early
publicity. I appreciate the marvelous team
effort that has launched this book into the
world.