Lee Zalben 3849397 215766103 2008-05-29T16:45:09Z Amberrock 415892 Discussion has died, removing tag [[Image:Lee zalben.jpg|frame|150px|Zalben in front of his store]] '''Lee Zalben''', nicknamed '''the Peanut Butter Guy''', (born 1973, in [[Philadelphia]]) is a cookbook author and the creator of [[Peanut Butter & Co.]], a sandwich shop in [[Greenwich Village]], [[New York City]]. Founded in [[1998]], the shop serves nothing but peanut butter sandwiches. The Peanut Butter & Co. brand of all-natural gourmet peanut butter is available at over 10,000 natural food stores, specialty food shops and supermarkets throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Zalben is a graduate of [[Vassar College]] where he majored in Urban Studies. He also earned an MSc in Publishing from [[Pace University]]. ==Writing== *Zalben is the author of The Peanut Butter & Co Cookbook: Recipes from the World's Nuttiest Sandwich Shop (Foreword by [[Jerry Seinfeld]]) (2005) ISBN 1-59474-056-9 **[http://www.quirkbooks.com/Book.aspx?BID=134 Review] *Zalben is a contributor to The [[Marshmallow Fluff]] Cookbook: More than 110 Real Recipes for Serious Fluffernuts by Justin Schwartz (2004) ISBN 0-7624-1833-8 ==External links== * [http://ilovepeanutbutter.com Peanut Butter & Co. Online] * [http://innovators.vassar.edu/innovator.html?id=1 Vassar Innovators: Like Buttah...Peanut Buttah] * [http://www.smartmoney.com/mag/index.cfm?story=startmeup1 SmartMorney: Start Me Up: Stage 1: The Idea] * [http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/food/13664151.htm Spread the word: Peanut butter isn't just kid's stuff] * [http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=65931&section=food Spread love with versatile peanut butter] * [http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/195-10172005-556344.html Sengalese peanut stew, chocolate peanut butter raspberry freeze, and grilled cheese with peanut butter] * [http://www.azcentral.com/home/food/articles/0126pb0126.html Spread the love: Peanut butter shows its versatility] {{DEFAULTSORT:Zalben, Lee}} [[Category:Businesspeople]] [[Category:People from Philadelphia]] [[Category:1973 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Vassar College alumni]]