J Ryan StradalJ. Ryan Stradal is the author of Great Kitchens of the Midwest, a New York Times bestseller. He lives in Los Angeles. He is an editor at Unnamed Press, fiction editor at The Nervous Breakdown, advisory board member at 826LA, and co-producer & host ofthe literary/culinary series Hot Dish. His work appears in Hobart, The Rumpus, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Joyland, The California Prose Directory, and Midnight Breakfast, among other places. He likes books, wine, sports, root beer, and peas. Read More Read Less