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A.J. Rathbun is a freelance food and entertaining writer. He earned his MFA in creative writing from Western Michigan University, and has worked variously as an usher at the Art Institute of Chicago, rock band roadie, envelope stuffer, marketing assistant, director of the Poetry After Hours program at the Seattle Art Museum, waiter, and bartender. In addition to his cookbooks, Rathbun is the author of Want, a collection of poems, and former co-editor of the literary magazine LitRag. He has hosted numerous poetry readings and has spoken at events for LitRag.

Rathbun has been a guest on many radio shows including Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food satellite radio program, and has done food interviews with the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and the Arizona Republic, and has contributed to the magazines Every Day With Rachael Ray and Wine Enthusiast. He is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and the Museum of the American Cocktail. He also teaches cocktail classes at the cooking school Dish It Up.

Rathbun lives in Seattle, Washington.