Garrett McCord is a freelance food writer, writing teacher, and recipe developer. n 2013,she coauthored his first cookbook, Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese with Stephanie Stiavetti. He has written for Gourmet Live, The Huffington Post, Epicurious, Cheese Connoisseur, and many other online and print publications. You can find him at VanillaGarlic.com. He lives in Sacramento, California, with his husband, Brian; their two needy cats; and a Corgi named Jack.