TERRANCE BRENNAN is one of the nation's top chefs and the owner of Picholine, a Mediterranean restaurant; Artisanal, a bistro featuring updated French classics; and Artisanal Premium Cheese Center, through which he has increased the popularity of cheese nationwide. A two-time nominee for the James Beard Award for Best Chef in New York City (2002 and 2004) and a Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef, he has appeared on CNN, Martha Stewart Living, the Today show, CBS's Early Show, and the Food Network.

ANDREW FRIEDMAN has authored or co-authored more than a dozen cookbooks with some of the nation's top chefs and restaurateurs, including Alfred Portale, Pino Luongo, Tom Valenti, and Michael Lomonaco. He is also the coeditor of Don't Try This at Home and has written for numerous publications, including O magazine.