David is the co-host of the Strong Sense of Place podcast. He was introduced to the joy of books by his librarian mom and his dad, ‘the best-educated cab driver in Cincinnati.’ David holds a master’s degree in cartooning from the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, and a B.F.A in Film from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. His photographs and illustrations have appeared in the best-selling 'Well Fed' cookbook series, as well as the New York Times best-seller 'It Starts with Food.' He has also worked as an independent book-seller, a sales clerk at a comics shop, and as a Director of Engineering at an agency for large-scale web projects.