Ian Knauer was a food editor for Gourmet Magazine for 9 years, where, working in the world-renowned test kitchens, he developed and perfected recipes for the magazine and book divisions and co-hosted the magazines two award-winning television shows - Diary of a Foodie (which won two James Beard Awards) and Adventures with Ruth (nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award). His first cookbook, The Farm - Rustic Recipes for a Year of Incredible Food, was released in April 2012 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Ian is a contributing writer for The Wall Street Journal, Bon Appetit, Short Stack Editions, Everyday Food, Everyday with Rachel Ray, Men's Health, Men's Journal, Details and The Art of Eating, among other publications. When he is not in a kitchen, Ian is hunting, fishing, and foraging his dinner where ever it can be found.