Dina Cheney is the author of Tasting Club (DK Publishing/Penguin), as well as a freelance writer and tasting host. Her articles have been featured in Fine Cooking, iVillage.com, Connecticut Cottages & Gardens (for which she is a contributing editor/monthly columnist), and more. She has conducted dozens of tastings all over the country, and--previously--taught hundreds of students to cook through her business, Cooking by Heart. Dina and her work have been mentioned extensively in the media, including Redbook, Real Simple, Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine, The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Post, Fox News in Boston and New York City, "A Chef's Table" on NPR, and much more.

Dina graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University, with degrees in Anthropology and English Literature, and the Institute of Culinary Education Career program. She is a member of the New York Women's Culinary Alliance and the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

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