Carol Hilker

After working as a pastry chef in California for four years, Carol Hilker returned home to Chicago to retire into food writing full time. She is the author of the hugely popular Dirty Food, as well as Breakfast for Dinner, Chicken Wings, Pie Pops, and Mmm, Marshmallows. Check out her website CarolHilker.com for recipes, events, and all kinds of other nonsense.