JENN LOUIS is the chef/owner of the Portland, Oregon, restaurants Lincoln and Sunshine Tavern. A Food & Wine Best New Chef and a James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best Chef Northwest, Louis's culinary career spans nearly two decades. In addition to operating two popular restaurants, Louis is also the proprietor of Culinary Artistry, a full-service catering company and one of the top event planning companies in Portland. Louis has appeared on Top Chef Masters, as well as ABC's The Chew, and her work has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Food + Wine, Bon Appetit, the New York Times, and Shape, among others. She has appeared at notable culinary events across the US, including the SoBe Wine & Food Festival, FEAST Portland, and the Food + Wine Classic in Aspen. Her first cookbook, Pasta by Hand, was nominated for an IACP Award.

KATHLEEN SQUIRES is a freelance food writer whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Saveur, National Geographic Traveler, Time Out New York, and New York Magazine.