KATE HEYHOE is a cofounder of Global Gourmet (www.globalgourmet.com) and an award-winning online editor, author, and magazine writer. She speaks frequently at industry conferences, including those of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, and the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade.

STANLEY HOCK is the former communications director for Trinchero Family Estates in Napa Valley. After twenty-five years in the California wine industry, he now works as a freelance writer and public relations consultant.