Chef Carole Cancler owned Private Chef Natural Gourmet in Seattle, Washington, for 14 years. Her company specialized in frozen gourmet meals. Currently, she writes about food and teaches cooking classes-among them preserving and canning. Since 1990, she has traveled to over 20 countries, most often to attend cooking schools and visit food markets. Carole holds a Batchelors in Science in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of Washington. She also studied at several schools in France, including Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.