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Stacy Adimando is a freelance food and travel writer, cookbook author, and culinary instructor. A former editor at Every Day with Rachael Ray, Food Network Magazine, and Natural Health, she now writes for various national titles including Bon Appetit, Men’s Journal, Details, and Self and is a contributing writer for Condé Nast Traveler. Stacy earned her culinary degree at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City and trained at farm-to-table pioneer Peter Hoffman’s Savoy restaurant in Manhattan. Her first cookbook, The Cookiepedia, is a collection of fifty classic cookies reinvented with modern twists, and she is currently co-authoring cookbooks with chefs around the country.