Alison Roman is a former Senior Food Editor at Bon Apetit, a cook, writer, and author of a cookbook, Dining In, which features over 125 simple recipes for wonderful at-home meals. She also works as a New York Times columnist.
Roman started cooking professionally when she was 19. “I learned to cook from watching the chefs and cooks I worked with,” she says.
“I didn’t go to culinary school, so I learned by observing, trying, failing, trying again, succeeding a little, failing again, and continuously trying. I read a lot of books, asked infinite questions, and watched everything,” Roman adds.
“My first mentor, Ron Mendoza, taught me a bulk of what I learned as a pastry chef, and then William Werner after him. They were both instrumental in teaching me how to cook and develop a work ethic,” she continues.
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