Kelchner, Tom: - Tom Kelchner, a native of Pennsylvania, writes about the food and drink of everyday life and their historical background. He blogs at PaFoodLife.com and is the author of Chicamacomico Cookery (Vol. One) and To Great Grandmother's House We Go, a cookbook and food history book based on the vast archive of 1,400 recipes left by his mother-in-law.He is a retired journalist, blogger and research analyst. He also is an avid, life-long cook and baker, specializing in dishes of the many ethnic groups who settled in Pennsylvania, including the Pennsylvania Dutch.