Christopher Day

Christopher Day, considered one of the country's foremost authorities on knives, is the corporate chef for Mercer Cutlery, a knife manufacturing company known widely for supplying the majority of fine culinary schools in North America. A 1988 graduate of The Culinary Institute Of America, Christopher received his passion for food and cooking early in life working alongside his mother Patricia in the family kitchen. In addition to the years spent cooking in New York and Chicago, He has spent much of his career teaching others how to select and use the right knife for the job at hand as well as how to maintain them. This book shares his years of expertise. Christopher lives in the Chicago area with his wife Tina, three daughters Hannah, Gabrielle and Ella Grace.