Julie Mautner was executive editor of Food Arts Magazine in New York for 10 years until she resigned in 1998 to freelance. Today she writes about food, wine, and travel for various magazines and sites, splitting her time between the U.S. and the south of France. Her first book, The South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook, co-authored with Lee Schrager, will be out from Clarkson Potter in November. She also publishes the popular blog called Provence Post.