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 specializes in gourmet 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 **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
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