Dave Pasternack is the chef of the seafood mecca Esca in New York City, which he opened in 2000. He has appeared on Good Morning America, Today, CBS This Morning, Martha Stewart, and other national media. This is his first book.
Christopher Hirsheimer is executive editor of "Saveur". Her photographs appear regularly in "Saveur" and in numerous cookbooks, including "Fried & True". She lives in rural Pennsylvania.