DAVID ROSENGARTEN, a two-time James Beard Award winner, is a cookbook author, food-and-wine writer, and TV personality. The former host and chef of the Food Network cooking show Taste and coanchor with Donna Hanover of In Food Today, he appears as a regular guest on NBC’s Today show. He has written for the New York Times, Newsday, Bon Appétit, Gourmet, and many other publications, and is currently Editor in Chief of The Rosengarten Report, recipient of the 2003 James Beard Award for best food-and-wine newsletter in America. His recent cookbook, It’s All American Food, earned a 2004 James Beard Award. His web site, www.davidrosengarten.com, features many additional resources, recipes, and tips for food enthusiasts.