Jerry Traunfeld is Executive Chef of the celebrated Herbfarm Restaurant in Washington state. In 2000, Chef Traunfeld was named the James Beard Best Chef Northwest. His previous book, The Herbfarm Cookbook was named The International Association of Cooking Professionals Best Cookbook in the Chef/Restaurant and also one of Food & Wine's Top 25 Cookbooks of the Year.
His newest cookbook, The Herbal Kitchen further explores Traunfeld's passion for fresh herbs and their use in heightening the flavor of dishes. Filled with wonderful recipes, Traunfeld also shares a mountain of knowledge about growing, harvesting, and handling each of the herbs used. Beautiful photographs.

