LAURENT TOURONDEL, former chef at the acclaimed New York seafood restaurant Cello, is chef and owner of the newly launched BLT Steak, also in New York. He has been profiled in many national magazines, including the New York Times, Gourmet, and Food & Wine, and has been a featured guest on television shows, including Cooking Live and Follow That Food.

ANDREW FRIEDMAN is the coauthor of a number of cookbooks, including the award-winning Alfred Portale’s Gotham Bar and Grill Cookbook, Da Silvano Cookbook, and Tom Valenti’s Welcome to My Kitchen.