PETER REINHART is widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on bread. He is the author of six books on bread baking—including the 2008 James Beard Award-winning Whole Grain Breads; the 2002 James Beard and IACP Cookbook of the Year, The Bread Baker’s Apprentice; and the 1999 James Beard Award-winning Crust and Crumb—and three books on pizza. He is the co-creator of the critically acclaimed webseries Pizza Quest and is a baking instructor at Johnson and Wales University. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. 
 
- (Andrews McMeel)