About

Jackie Alpers is a cookbook author, food photographer and recipe developer who experiments with regional culinary influences while exploring food history and culture, and the relationship that people have with food and drink. She is the author of: The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook; Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts; and Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona, which is an official selection of UNESCO’s Tucson City of Gastronomy, and a RUSA and Eating the West cookbook award winner. She teaches creativity in the kitchen from her home in Tucson, Arizona.