About the Author

Dale Curry was born in Memphis but has called New Orleans home since the 1960s. Having worked as the food editor for the New Orleans Times-Picayune for twenty years, she was a news reporter for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the former Atlanta Constitution, and New Orleans States-Item. She has also served as the New Orleans correspondent to the Baton Rouge Advocate and the Baton Rouge State-Times. A member and former president of the Association of Food Journalists, Curry is the food columnist for New Orleans Magazine.