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Dave DeWitt is one of the foremost authorities in the world on chile peppers and spicy foods. Dave researched and wrote numerous magazine and newspaper articles on chile peppers in the late 1970s. In 1984, St. MartinÕs Press published his first cookbook, The Fiery Cuisines, co-authored with Nancy Gerlach. In 1987, Dave and Nancy approached a local publisher, and the three launched Chile Pepper magazine with a mere 212 subscribers. By 1995, with Dave as the editor-in-chief, the magazine had surpassed 50,000 subscribers with a total circulation exceeding 80,000. The magazine was sold in1996 and Dave launched Fiery Foods Magazine, a trade publication. The magazine project led to numerous books, including The Whole Chile Pepper Book (Little, Brown, 1990), which now has nearly 100,000 copies in print through ten printings. Dave has 31 published books to his credit. He is also producer of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, the trade show for the multi-billion dollar Fiery Foods and Barbecue industries, now in its 20th year. His book The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia (William Morrow, 1999) won the award ÒBest Spice Book in EnglishÓ at the 1999 World Cookbook Awards at Versailles. His latest books include DaVinciÕs Kitchen: A Secret History of Italian Cuisine (BenBella Books, 2006) and Barbecue Inferno: Cooking with Chile Peppers on the Grill, again with Nancy Gerlach (Ten Speed Press, 2001). In 1995, his book, A World of Curries, was nominated for a James Beard Award. National TV appearances include American Journal, Cable News Network, The Today Show, Home with Gary Collins, Scientific American Frontiers, Smart Solutions, and CBS Sunday Morning. He has also been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, American Way, Smithsonian, and approximately 200 newspapers across the country.