Carla Lalli Music is the New York Times bestselling author of "That Sounds So Good" and received a James Beard Award for her first cookbook, "Where Cooking Begins." She is currently at work on her third book, slated for release in the spring of 2026.

The former food director at Bon Appétit, Music hosted the hit YouTube show, Back to Back chef, and appeared in many other test kitchen videos. She produced and hosted almost 200 episodes of "Carla’s Cooking Show" on her YouTube channel, writes Food Processing on Substack, and launched her podcast, "Worst Day of Your Life So Far," in 2024.

In her free time, she enjoys weightlifting, hanging with her two sons, cooking over live fire, kissing her dog on the snout, and beach vacations. She lives in Brooklyn, but you can find her on Instagram and Tiktok.

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