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Margaret Johnson has always had an interest in food and a passion for Europe. In 1992 she wrote her first book, Festival Europe: Fairs and Celebrations Throughout Europe, a guide to folk events, historic pageants, food festivals, and fairs in twenty-one European countries. She followed with two cookbooks published in Dublin: Ireland: Grand Places, Glorious Food (1993), based on recipes contributed from chefs at country houses and castles, and Cooking with Irish Spirits (1995), with recipes based on some of Ireland's legendary drinks-Guinness Stout, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Bailey's Irish Cream, and Bunratty Mead, to name but a few.

She has since authored five more cookbooks—The Irish Heritage Cookbook (which was nominated for a Versailles World Cookbook Award in 1999), The New Irish Table (2003), Irish Puddings, Tarts, Crumbles and Fools (2004), The Irish Pub Cookbook (2005), and The Irish Spirit (2006), all from Chronicle Books. Visit www.chroniclebooks.com and www.irishcook.com for more details.

Margaret has also written hundreds of food and travel pieces for newspapers and magazines, is a frequent contributor to Tribune Media Services, and serves as travel editor for House Magazine. She has lectured on food and drink at Irish cultural events, food festivals, and on cruise ships; gives cooking demonstrations at various cooking schools and supermarkets; and regularly participates in events such as Philadelphia’s "The Book and the Cook" and Boston's “Gaelic Gourmet Festival.” She recently completed a series of cooking shows for Comcast Digital Cable.

Margaret's newest book from Chronicle, Tea and Crumpets, is filled with recipes from famous tearooms, hotel dining rooms, French patisseries and confectioners. Arriving just in time for seasonal tea parties, bridal and baby showers, and tea-themed gift baskets, it’s also perfect for travelers heading to European capitals like London, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Paris where “having tea” is a tourist “must.”