Brigit Binns is the author or co-author of 23 cookbooks.

Ryan Farr is the owner and founder of 4505 Meats, where he makes artisanal sausages and his patented chicharrones, and teaches sell-out butchery classes for home and professional cooks. He lives in San Francisco.

Ed Anderson is a photographer specializing in food and the people who make it. He lives in Petaluma, California.