karen page born may 8 1962 in warren michigan is half of the james beard awardwinning author team of karen page and andrew dornenburg coauthors of a number of acclaimed culinary books becoming a chef 1995 rev 2003 was credited by the national culinary review as offering the first compendium of answers to some of the most common questions an aspiring chef can ask and cited as a cult classic by restaurants institutions magazine author michael ruhlman characterized becoming a chef on megnutcom as the first book that meaningfully addressed chefs as they moved into the realm of celebrity culinary artistry 1996 is the first known reference on culinary composition and flavor compatibility and has been cited as the single favorite andor mostused cookbook of leading chefs such as alineas grant achatz and top chef winners hung huynh and stephanie izard on the occasion of the cookbook stores 25th anniversary the stores staff named culinary artistry one of 10 musthave cookbooks of the past 50 years in the june 18 2008 issue of the toronto star dining out 1998 a san francisco chronicle bestseller received a starred review from publishers weekly which wrote the pages buzz with often surprising tension humor and emotion dining out was referred to as the best book on the field by the washington post chefs night out 2001 named the 1 culinary book of 2001 by fabulousfoodscom was characterized as indispensable by bon appetit magazine the new american chef 2003 was described by bon appetit magazine like 10 cookbooks in one and proclaimed a godsend by restaurant hospitality magazinewhat to drink with what you eat 2006 was an entertainment weekly and los angeles times bestseller that has been called the worlds greatest book on the subject by copley news service wine columnist robert whitley the flavor bible 2008 has appeared on numerous lists of the best culinary books of 2008 including those of good morning america people magazine and the san francisco chronicle and was cited by ellen rose on kcrw radio npr as one of 19 musthave food books of all time in april 2011 alex munipov of forbes named the flavor bible one of the 10 best cookbooks in the world of the past centurythe food lovers guide to wine 2011 was cited as the 1 wine book of the year based on 195 yearend best of lists including those of the chicago tribune huffington post la weekly minneapolis star tribune san francisco chronicle vancouver sun and wall street journal compiled by the website eat your books in december 2011long active at the intersection of food and technology karen page cohosted with andrew dornenburg in 1995 the chefs dinner club on aols electronic gourmet guide egg one of the first online culinary programs in 1996 julia childs firstever online chat on aols electronic gourmet guide egg in 20022003 the show chefs night out on taxivu which aired in the backseats of new york city taxicabs in may 2006 the first live blog from backstage at the james beard awards and in fall 2006 the webs first gastronomic virtual book tourin september 2006 karen page was featured with andrew dornenburg on the cover of the 50th anniversary issue of chef magazine for being at the forefront of american dining the couple was also featured as two of a dozen international culinary luminaries along with barbara fairchild gael greene patrick oconnell alice waters and tim nina zagat in the winter 2007 issue of relais chateauxs lame et lesprit magazine they have been frequent speakers in venues such as the culinary institute of america the schlesinger library at radcliffe college the smithsonian institution and the 92nd street yin a june 9 2004 profile mia stainsby wrote of the authors in the vancouver sun andrew dornenburg and karen page had me at hello a long time ago that was seven years ago when i read their first book becoming a chef they went on to enthrall me with culinary artistry and then dining out books that have enriched the fount of culinary knowledge in north americathe resulting books move the culinary culture forward thoughtfully and intelligentlytheyve done a marvelous job of making the history culture and even science of food compellingmarried to andrew dornenburg since 1990 karen page lives with him in new york city