A trio of Cindy Pawlcyn's autographed cookbooks (Appetizers, Big Small Plates, and Mustards Cookbook).

Cindy Pawlcyn is an American chef best known for the restaurants she opened in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Napa Valley between 1983 and 2008. Pawlcyn was an early advocate for using local, sustainable meats and produce in her restaurants. In 2009, Pawlcyn appeared in the first season of Bravo’s "Top Chef: Masters."