Tami Weiser is a food writer and editor, recipe developer, culinary educator, and caterer. An alumnus of Vassar College and a former attorney, Weiser also studied at the Jewish Theological Seminar of America and taught Hebrew language, Jewish ethnography, and Jewish culinary tradition for many years and is a high honors graduate of the Institute for Culinary Education in New York. She has also worked as a private chef and historical researcher. Her unique background has made her website, TheWeiserKitchen.com, an inspiring and thought-provoking culinary resource for creative kosher and non-kosher cooks alike. Her extensive charitable work includes co-founding the largest free-standing Suzuki music school in the U.S. The effervescent Weiser resides with her husband, son and two daughters, parents, sister and dog, Oreo, in Westport, Connecticut.
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