Marion Cunningham was born in Southern California and now lives in Walnut Creek. She was responsible for the complete revision of The Fannie Farmer Cookbook and is the author of The Fannie Farmer Baking Book, The Breakfast Book, The Supper Book, and Cooking with Children. She travels frequently throughout the country giving cooking demonstrations, has contributed articles to "Bon Appetit, Food & Wine," and "Gourmet" magazines, and writes a column for the "San Francisco Chronicle" and the "Los Angeles Times."