Mary Jo Spiegel writes the Saucy Cook, an informative humor column about food, life and cooking. Although Mary Jo attended culinary school and has, in fact, cooked for restaurants (some of which actually paid her) she did not complete her studies upon realizing restaurant cooking is darned hard work. This has not gotten in the way of her enjoying fabulous food.

Instead, Mary Jo cooks for her family every day, chronicling her adventures (well, misadventures, mainly) in her regular newspaper column,
The Saucy Cook. She’s also contributed her odd look at life to magazines, including Saveur,
and on occasion gives demonstrations on just how perilous messy painful easy cooking can be. Clearly, if this woman can turn out great meals, anyone can.

When Mary Jo isn’t cooking, she collects old cookbooks and contemplates breaking the law by raising chickens in her urban backyard. Future plans include taking up fire breathing to add extra excitement in the execution of crème brulee and toast.