ETHAN STOWELL was named one of the 2008 Best New Chefs in America by Food & Wine magazine and is a multiple James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef Northwest. Ethan is the chef/owner of four celebrated Seattle restaurants that have achieved national acclaim with rave reviews from GQ, Wine Spectator, Gourmet, and Bon Appétit, among others. In 2010, Ethan launched Lagana Foods, a line of artisan pastas. Ethan lives in Ballard, his favorite neighborhood in Seattle, with his wife, Angela. 
 
LESLIE MILLER's writing has appeared in a dozen anthologies, plus periodicals including NW Palate and TimeOut New York. The co-author of four other books, she is also the editor of Women Who Eat: A New Generation on the Glory of Food. Leslie is partner in the Seattle writing and editing firm Girl Friday Productions.