GABRIEL RUCKER is the chef and co-owner of Le Pigeon and Little Bird. He worked at Paley's Place and The Gotham Building Tavern before moving to Le Pigeon.
ANDREW FORTGANG is the co-owner, general manager, and sommelier of Le Pigeon and Little Bird. Born and raised in New York, he worked at Gramercy Tavern, Jean-George, Aureole, and Craft before relocating to Portland.
LAUREN FORTGANG is a pastry chef who developed and led Little Bird Bistro's pastry program. A graduate of California Culinary Institute, she previously worked for Paley's Place, Craft, and Hearth.
MEREDITH ERICKSON is co-author of The Art of Living According to Joe Beef with Fred Morin and David McMillan, writer and project manager of The Family Meal by Ferran Adria, and her work has appeared in the New York Times, the National Post, Elle, and the Observer's Food Monthly.