Her book, The Great Food Almanac , won a Julia Child Cookbook Award . Who of Food in America . A native of London, England, Ms. Chalmers is former president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and Les Dames d Escoffier . She was a consultant to the late Joe Baum for the Rainbow Room and Windows on the World restaurants, and has been a lecturer at numerous international conferences on the subject of sustainable cuisine. Mr. Miller, a long-time restaurant critic and columnist for The New York Times , is teaching Restaurant Assessment, a class in which the college s baccalaureate degree candidates observe and evaluate the quality of the food and service of existing restaurants.
Students meet with the chef to discuss the menu, then evaluate the restaurant s overall operation.
Mr. Miller reviewed New York area restaurants for the Times from 1984 to 1993, and was a food columnist and reporter for the newspaper s Living section. He has provided commentaries on food, wine, and dining trends for WQXR radio and New York 1 television, and is the author of Cooking for Dummies , Desserts for Dummies , and several books with the late Pierre Franey.