Gary Allen

They stared, mesmerized, as her pale, floury hands formed incomprehensible arabesques through the air, air that gradually acquired a warm buttery perfume, a scent more intoxicating than anything else they had ever inhaled. One by one, tender crêpe-like pancakes materialized on their plates and, just as deftly, disappeared. - excerpt from A Bunch of Boys were Whooping it up

GARY ALLEN is the author (and/or editor) of: The Resource Guide for Food Writers; The Herbalist in the Kitchen; The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries (with Ken Albala); and Human Cuisine (with Ken Albala). He also blogs at onthetable.us, check him out!