Pascale Beale is a chef, teacher, food writer, and owner of Pascale’s Kitchen. She grew up in an eccentric European family that cherished food, wine, and the arts, launching her culinary career in California in 1999 with a cooking school and epicurean online store. She is the author of ten Mediterranean-style cookbooks and two food and travel memoirs, including Salade and Salade II;  Flavour; and the four-volume Mediterranean-influenced cookbook series A Menu for All Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.