A grad­u­ate of the Culi­nary Insti­tute of Amer­i­ca, and first woman cook at The Four Sea­sons, Miri­am Rubin writes the ​“Miri­am’s Gar­den” col­umn for the Pitts­burgh Post-Gazette. She was line edi­tor of The Ency­clo­pe­dia of Jew­ish Food and recipe devel­op­er for Mat­zoh Ball Gum­bo.