Amy Scherber launched Amy's Bread in 1992 from a small storefront in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. Today her bakery operates out of three popular Manhattan locations, including outposts at the Chelsea Market and in Greenwich Village. In addition to her retail cafés, Amy also supplies bread wholesale to more than 300 customers, including many notable New York restaurants and food stores. Amy and her bakery have been widely praised in the media, and she has appeared on Emeril Live, Baker's Dozen, and other television cooking shows. Visit the Amy's Bread Web site at www.amysbread.com.

Toy Kim Dupree was one of five original employees at Amy's Bread. Today she is theExecutive Pastry Chef at Amy's Hell's Kitchen location, where she oversees the production of Amy's cookies, cakes, and other sweet treats. Toy also collaborated with Amy on an earlier cookbook, Amy's Bread.