Victoria Abbott Riccardi is a food, wine and travel writer for such publications as Bon Appetit, Food & Wine and The New York Times. She is author of the New York Times 2003 Notable Book Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Kyoto (Broadway) and a contributing writer for Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat (Delacorte Press); Culinary Biographies (Yes Press Inc.); and The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide (Ten Speed Press). She lives in Newton, Mass., with her husband and white Coton de Tulear puppy, where she loves to bike, take long walks and pursue collage and printmaking.