William Rubel is an author living in Santa Cruz, California. He writes on a wide range of subjects. His two books are The Magic of Fire, the book on hearth cooking, and most recently, Bread, a global history. William writes for Mother News where he has published articles on hearth cooking, making butter at home, the fabulous heirloom Italian corn, Floriani Red Flint, and how to make wonderful simple breads at home. William wrote a piece for Economic Botany, the journal of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, on the edibility of Amanita muscaria -- the red mushroom with white dots that is so commonly found on the forest floor in children's illustrations but really does exist in real life, too. In Gastronomica William has published on the breads that were prepared In the English journal, the Petit Propos Culinaire, he published the first English translation of the the fabulous breads found in the early French Cookbook, Les délices de la campagne,by Nicolas de Bonnefons for the first time since the 1600s making this rare set of recipes available to wider audience. He is currently working on two projects, an expanded history of bread, and a revision of his annotated volume, The French Gardiner (1654) by Nioolas de Bonnefons. To learn more about William visit his web site at www.williamrubel.com. Thank you.