Debbie Moose is a writer and editor whose books include Deviled Eggs and Fan Fare. She is a former food editor at the Raleigh News & Observer, where she currently writes two regular columns, "Sunday Dinner" and "The Tasteful Garden." She is a member of the Association of Food Journalists, the Southern Foodways Alliance, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and is a five-time winner of the Association of Food Journalists first place award for essays. Her Web site is debbiemoose.com.

Jason Wyche is a New York–based food and travel photographer.