Damon Lee Fowler is a culinary historian, food writer, and the author of a number of cookbooks, including Classical Southern Cooking, Fried Chicken: The World’s Best Recipes, Damon Lee Fowler’s New Southern Kitchen, New Southern Baking, and The Savannah Cookbook, Essentials of Southern Cooking (Globe Pequot Press) and Savannah Chef's Table (Globe Pequot Press). His work has appeared in a number of national publications, including Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and Relish. He lives, eats, and writes in Savannah, Georgia, where he is the featured food writer for The Savannah Morning News