As the bestselling cookbook author of "The Creative Table", founder of McGrath PR, a public relations agency, an adventurous home cook, fine artist and vocal musician, Michelle M. McGrath is passionate about her “life as art” approach to her career, the kitchen and creative endeavors. She founded McGrath PR in 2010, a niche public relations company, forging innovative marketing solutions through traditional, digital and social platforms for clients in the culture, non-profit and small business sectors. She is a devoted arts advocate, collaborating with, founding and serving on several Massachusetts Cultural Councils and arts institution committees. Her appointment as arts and entertainment correspondent was a founding facet of PACTV’s PCN Community News, the premiere regional television news program on Boston’s South Shore. Dovetailing her love of cooking into her career, she has enjoyed creating inventive menus and chairing many substantial social event series for regional non-profit organizations. Having raised three beloved children in her native New England region, she is now settled in the coastal community of Scituate, Massachusetts, at home in sight of the Atlantic ocean.