JANET FLETCHER is a staff food writer for the San Francisco Chronicle and the author of many books on food and wine. She lives in Napa Valley, California.


A preeminent spokesperson for quality meat in America, BILL NIMAN is a cattle rancher and founder and chairman of Niman Ranch, Inc. He has been named Food Artisan of the Year by Bon App?©tit and was granted the Glynwood Award for Environmental Stewardship. He lives in Bolinas, California.