name: Lynette Rohrer Shirk
genres: Cooking, Food & Wine, Nonfiction
avg_rating: 3.72
ratings_count: 78
about: Lynette Shirk is an accomplished chef and cookbook author. She has authored 9 books, served as the corporate pastry chef for Williams-Sonoma, and worked in kitchens of some of the best restaurants in the country.Lynette is a native of Warren, Ohio. She got her first culinary experience in nearby Columbus, making pizza while attending The Ohio State University. She graduated in 1989 with a B.A. in Classics, and promptly moved to San Francisco to attend California Culinary Academy. While attending CCA, she started working in the pastry department at well-known restaurant Chez Panisse across the bay in Berkeley.