Joe Campanale is a sommelier and restaurateur and the current owner of Brooklyn's Fausto and LaLou, and was the opening owner of New York City's Dell'anima, L'Artusi, and Anfora. He is also the host of In the Drink, a podcast about wine, and was named 2013's Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year. His restaurants have been featured in The New York Times, New York magazine, and Saveur, among others. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, son, and rescue pitbull terrier.

Joshua David Steian is a writer, illustrator, and contributing editor to Fatherly, the senior editor of Eater, and the editor at large at Tasting Table. His popular books include Epicurean Journeys, Notes from a Young Black Chef, Food & Beer, The Nom Wah Tea Parlor Cookbook, and Il Buco Essentials: Stories and Recipes. He lives in Brooklyn with his two young sons.