Grace Parisi is the author of several cookbooks, including The Quick Pickle Book, The Portlandia Cookbook: Cook Like a Local, and James Beard Award-nominated Get Saucy. She has since written for Cooking Light, Fitness, Epicurious, Health, and O Magazine. In the kitchen, Grace is adept at all cuisines and is an expert baker and recipe developer. Given the choice between sweet and savory, her response is always, "Yes, Please!" In her life outside the kitchen, Grace is a long-distance runner, athlete, and an avid racer. She plays guitars, loves camping, gardening in her postage-stamp sized Brooklyn backyard, and cooking for a crowd, including her husband and two children.