About the Author

Joseph Ogrodnek and Walker Stern are the chef-owners of Brooklyn's popular restaurants Battersby and Dover. The two chefs, who attended the Culinary Institute of America, worked together in the kitchen of Alain Ducasse as well as other top NYC restaurants. Andrew Friedman, founder of Toqueland and author of Knives at Dawn, has collaborated on books with chefs including Alfred Portale and Michael White, receiving two IACP awards for his collaborations.