Julie Crysler was raised in Scarborough, educated at McGill University in Montreal, and hates washing dishes. A Toronto-based journalist, Crysler has written about food, travel, arts and culture for various publications including Chatelaine, The Village Voice, and Azure. Crysler is also the author of two collections of poetry, co-author of a play, Immaculate Misconceptions, and programmer of a monthly reading series at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre. She`s been eating at cheap restaurants since she was a child.