Greene, and Chef Daniel Boulud who wrote that Lauren and her co-author Russell Reich "bring you indispensable advice, experience, and know-how of many great chefs." Notes on Cooking received critical acclaim from The New York Times,Washington Post,Food & Wine, Gourmet,Fine Cooking, and Publishers Weekly. The book was a ''ForeWord Magazine "Book of the Year" Silver Award Winner] and a Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist. In addition to Notes on Cooking,'' Lauren is the author of [https://www.amazon.com/The-Competent-Cook-Essential-Techniques/dp/B004JZWR7Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331614217&sr=1-1/ The Competent Cook: Essential Tools, Techniques, and Recipes for the Modern At-Home Cook (November 2009, Adams Media) and the co-author (with Jackie Jafarian Broad) of Eat Your Breakfast Or Else! (October 2010, Three Puppies Press). Education Lauren holds a B.A. from Colgate University and earned a Grand Diploma in Culinary Arts with distinction from The French Culinary Institute (FCI). While studying at FCI, she was named a recipient of the Les Dames d'Escoffier scholarship in 2003. References External links The Huffington Post - The Huffington Post's bio of Lauren Braun Costello Reuters - Reuters interview, August 4, 2009 It's Lauren of Course - Lauren Braun Costello's professional website Notes on Cooking - Notes on Cooking website Three Puppies Press - Eat Your Breakfast Or Else! publisher's website KitchenDaily - The Huffington Post's dedicated cooking destination CDKitchen - CDKitchen website 1976 births Living people American chefs