About the Author

Eric Akis has been food writer for the Victoria Times Colonist since 1997. His columns are published in newspapers across Canada. Prior to becoming a journalist, Akis trained to become a professional chef and pastry chef. He worked for 15 years in a variety of operations in Ontario and British Columbia, from fine hotels to restaurants to catering companies. In 2003, his experiences as a chef and food writer inspired him to create the bestselling Everyone Can Cook series of cookbooks.