Leah Eskin writes about food and oth­er press­ing mat­ters. She is the author of the nov­el Like Wafers in Hon­ey (“beau­ti­ful” says Yotam Ottolenghi) and the mem­oir Slices of Life: A Food Writer Cooks Through Many a Conun­drum (“Smart, hon­est, lit­er­ate and fun­ny — very fun­ny,” says Dorie Greenspan). She lives in Chica­go with her hus­band and their choco­late Lab.