Laura Fraser is a journalist and author of three books, including the New York Times best-selling memoir “An Italian Affair.” Her essay “Why I Stopped Being a Vegetarian” has been anthologized dozens of times and is used in many high schools and colleges. She has written for Gourmet, Sunset, The New York Times, Vogue, O the Oprah Magazine and many other national publications. Laura is a contributing editor for Attention Span Media and lives in San Francisco.