Omid Roustaei is an Iranian-American cookbook author and culinary instructor who has been deeply involved in the culinary world for more than 20 years. He attended the School of Natural Cookery in Boulder, Colorado, where he studied the art of intuitive, and improvisational, cooking. Omid now balances a career as a psychotherapist with his passion for teaching and writing. He shares Iranian culture and traditions through cooking and storytelling, using the power of food to foster connections and serve as a gentle form of advocacy and activism. Most recently, he penned the cookbook, Bitter & Sweet, which features 75 mouthwatering recipes that blend Iranian dishes with other global cuisines. When Omid is not cooking or writing, he loves getting his hands in the soil and tending to his vegetable garden.