Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Anne Duchesne Guste attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart during her elementary and high school years and then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Thereafter, she attended Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans. Growing up as the youngest child in a large family, Anne learned from hands-on experience and observation the joy and satisfaction of cooking while also observing her parents' hard work and dedication to community and public service. With a general, private practice as an attorney, Anne lives and works in New Orleans.

Dorothy Johnson Garbe is an artist and illustrator living in Austin, Texas with her husband Chris and their two sons. She is the founder of Good Work Studio and grateful to have been a part of a project that captures generations of flavorful family memories. Her maternal grandparents are William and Dorothy Guste.