Denise Landis

Landis' career in the food world began when she took a short-term job testing a few recipes for Maria Guarnaschelli, a cookbook editor at William Morrow.

Their son Jacob Dean is Updates Editor at Serious Eats and has been a food and travel writer for The Washington Post, Vibe, The New York Times, The A.V.

[6][7] Their son Benjamin Landis is the former founder and CEO of Fanbase.net, a social media growth company based in Santa Monica, CA and is now a talent manager in Los Angeles.

Their daughter Sara Landis Grinspoon is a speech therapist specializing in accent reduction.

Each of the forty menus features an appetizer, first course, main course, accompaniment and dessert, as well as a selection of suggested wine or beverage pairings.