Fourth-generation Texan and freelance writer Jessica Dupuy is co-writer of Uchi: The Cookbook, in conjunction with James Beard Award winning chef Tyson Cole, and The Salt Lick Cookbook: A Story of Land, Family and Love on the iconic Texas barbecue restaurant. She is a certified sommelier and certified specialist of wine, member of Les Dames D'Escoffier of Austin, and is on the advisory board for the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas. Dupuy lives in Austin with her husband, her two duck tolling retrievers, and her son, Gus.