Trish Sebben-Krupka is a chef, culinary educator, cookbook author, and freelance editor. She is the owner of Local Girl Makes Food, a personal chef and culinary education business catering to clients interested in vegan, vegetarian, and eco-friendly diets. Sebben-Krupka is a former corporate chef for the Viking Culinary Center and Carl Schaedel and Co., Inc. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide Greens Cookbook and Idiot's Guides: Canning and Preserving. Her work has been featured by the New York Botanical Garden, iGourmet, ActionLine magazine, One Green Planet, and E-The Environmental Magazine.