Artur Cisar-Erlach

Artur Cisar-Erlach, born in Vienna in 1988, is a forest ecologist, food communication expert and trained cabinetmaker. He studied biology with a focus on ecology and "Food Culture and Communication" at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy; he graduated in biology with a specialisation in forest ecology at the University of Vienna. Artur worked for Slow Food, including as editor of the Slow Food Travel Handbook, and today combines his passions for wood and culinary arts as a consultant for ecotourism and food production. He is a passionate hobby chef, forager and wild gardener. Today he divides his time between Vienna, Austria, and Nova Scotia, Canada.
His first critically acclaimed narrative non-fiction book, "The Flavor of Wood", won silver in the Innovative category at the Gourmand World Cookbooks Awards and is currently being translated into several languages.