Cory Schreiber

CORY SCHREIBER is a chef, writer, and Buddhist practitioner. His previous books include Wildwood: Cooking from the Source in the Pacific Northwest and Rustic Fruit Desserts: Crumbles, Buckles,

Cobblers, Pandowdies, and More.

Cory spent over forty years in the food service industry, working in hotel kitchens, restaurants, farms, food retail outlets, and numerous other touchpoints within the hospitality industry. He accepted the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northwest in 1998 while running his acclaimed restaurant, Wildwood, in Portland, Oregon.

Cory has studied and practiced Buddhism for over twenty years. He is currently a Zen student of Stephen Mugen Snyder, Roshi, who has given Cory the Dharma name Daisetsu, which translates to “penetrating humility,” a prevailing trait from four decades in the hospitality industry.

Cory lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and daughter.