Valerie Aikman-Smith is a Los Angeles-based food stylist and writer. She worked in top restaurants before going on to style food for films such as Titanic and for Food Network TV. Her work is featured in many magazines and books, and she is the author of Pepper (ISBN: 978-1-84975-710-2), Smoke & Spice (ISBN: 978-1-84975-350-0), Pickled & Packed (ISBN: 978-1-84975-490-3) and Feast from the Fire (978-1-84975-967-0) for Ryland Peters & Small. Read more at www.valerieaikman-smith.com.