Writer Clifford Wright

Writer Clifford Wright. His new book is "A Mediterranean Feast: The Story of the Birth of the Celebrated Cuisines of the Mediterranean, from the Merchants of Venice to the Barbary Corsairs, with more than 500 Recipes." (Morrow) As you can tell from the title, it's a comprehensive look at Mediterranean foodstuffs, cooking and culture, at over 800 pages. It won the James Beard Cookbook of the Year award, and it is being developed into a 13-part series for PBS called "A Cook's Tour: Mediterranean Journeys with Clifford Wright."