MEREDITH ERICKSON is the co-author of numerous cookbooks, includingThe Art of Living According to Joe Beef,Le Pigeon,Olympia Provisions,Kristen Kish Cooking,Claridge’s: The Cookbook,Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse, and the forthcomingFrasca.She has written for theNew York Times,Elle, Saveur, Monocle,andLucky Peach, and also plans and hosts tours throughout the Alps. Meredith splits her time between Montreal and Milan.