Diane Mott Davidson — American Author born on March 22, 1949,

Diane Mott Davidson is an American author of mystery novels that use the theme of food, an idea she got from Robert B. Parker. Several recipes are included in each book, and each novel title is a play on a food or drink word... (wikipedia)

Catering is extremely demanding financially and physically. It's a business.
I told the caterer I'd work for nothing if he'd teach me about catering. I lasted one week full-time. It was exhausting.
What one's goal should be is just to become a better writer and to tell different kinds of stories.
I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing.
I wanted to be a literary writer, so I wrote story after story and sent them to 'The New Yorker.'