David Leite is a cookbook author, food writer, and memoirist. His newest book, Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression, was published by Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.

He's also the publisher of the website Leite's Culinaria, which has won two James Beard awards, as well as the writer of The David Blahg. He's the author of The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast, which won the 2010 IACP First Book/Julia Child Award.

His writing has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Pastry Art & Design, Food Arts, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post and the Charlotte Observer. His awa