Frances BissellThe first woman chef to be elected to the Academy of Culinary Arts in 1997, FRANCES BISSELL has been guest chef in some of the world's leading hotels and restaurants, including the Café Royal in London, and the George V in Paris. A lecturer, boadcaster, and TV presenter, she is the author of many books and was the Times' (of London) food writer for thirteen years. She has been the recipient of the Glenfiddich Award for Cookery Writer of the Year in Britain and the James Beard Foundation Award in the United States for her Book of Food. Read More Read Less