Vindulge is a wife and husband team who create
delicious ways to enjoy cooking and entertaining outside with family and friends.
Combined, they have two decades of experience in recipe
development, entertaining, education, writing, and professional
cooking.
Mary Cressler: Mary
Cressler is a wine, food, and travel writer, executive editor of
the award-winning blog Vindulge, and co-author of the critically
acclaimed cookbook, Fire + Wine, and
upcoming Fire + Wine: Backyard Pizza (publishing
spring 2025). Mary writes about BBQ and wine on her website,
Vindulge, which received an IACP nomination for Best Recipe-Based
Blog in 2020 and 2017. Mary is a certified sommelier through the
Court of Master Sommeliers, recipe developer, and food and wine
writer with credits in Wine Enthusiast, Serious Eats, Weber Grills
Online, Barbecue America Magazine, Big Green Egg, Oregon Wine
Press, and many more, and is a frequent judge for wine
competitions.
Sean Martin: Sean Martin started with a
career in property casualty insurance. He’d always enjoyed cooking
and helped co-found Ember and Vine catering in 2014. After being
awarded one of Oregon’s best wine country caterers in 2015, he
continued to work with Mary on recipe development and ways to
create approachable outdoor cooking recipes and helped co-author
both books. Sean works with the culinary and beverage partners of
Vindulge like Big Green Egg, Alfa Forni Pizza Ovens, and Federalist
Wines.
They teach classes on wine, grilling,
barbecue, and outdoor pizzas and are featured chefs at events
throughout the country. They live on a small farm in Oregon wine
country with their twin boys. You find explore hundreds of
recipes at www.vindulge.com
and follow them at Vindulge at all their socials.
Right at the Fork is supported by:
Zupan’s Markets: www.zupans.com
RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com
