Laura Werlin is one of the nation's foremost authorities on cheese. She is a James Beardand IACP Award-winning cookbook author. She has four previously published books.Her articles on food have appeared in Food & Wine, Fine Cooking, Saveur, CookingLight, and Country Living, and she has been a guest on numerous television and radioshows across the country. She is also a sought-after speaker for events such as the Food& Wine Classic in Aspen, the Artisan Cheese Festival in Sonoma County, CA, and is aregular instructor at the Cheese School in San Francisco.
Andy Ryan is a contributor for Black Dog & Leventhal as a photographer titles including: "Heirloom Baking" & the latest "Heirloom Cooking."