David Leite founded Leite's Culinaria in 1999. His first book, The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe’s Western Coast, won the 2010 IACP First Book/Julia Child Award. And his most recent book, Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression, was published by Dey Street Books in 2017.In 2006, he had the distinction of being the first winner ever of a James Beard Award for a website. He won the 2008 James Beard Award for Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes for his article “In a ’64 T-Bird, Chasing a Date with a Clam” and was nominated for the same award the following year for his article “Perfection? Hint: It’s Warm and Has a Secret,” both from the New York Times. David’s award-winning way of seeing the world has repeatedly been included in the Best Food Writing series. He’s also shared his opinion in the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Yankee, Men’s Health, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post, Charlotte Observer, and TheMorningNews.org. David has been heard on NPR’s “All Thing Considered” and was a longtime correspondent and guest host on public radio’s "The Splendid Table."