Brigid Washington is a journalist, cookbook author, educator, and passionate dual citizen of Trinidad & Tobago and the US. She is a classically trained chef; a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, where she was also the Editor in Chief of its monthly publication, La Papillote. Her writing has appeared in Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Food & Wine, Food 52, Real Simple, Southern Living, The New York Times, The Washington Post and many others. Her cooking and much of her writing is inspired by the upbeat and indomitable spirit of the Caribbean table. Brigid lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her Jamaican husband, and their two delicious children.