Laura Taxel is the author of Cleveland Ethnic Eats , now in its eighth edition. Her articles have appeared in local, regional, and national publications and on a variety of websites. She has won numerous journalism awards from The Press Club of Cleveland, the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, and Les Dames D'Escoffier's MFK Fisher competition. Marilou Suszko is the author of two cookbooks: Farms & Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate , and The Locavore's Kitchen . As a food writer, her work appears in local, regional, and national publications. A culinary instructor and a frequent guest speaker, her career has revolved around food for more than twenty-five years. Barney Taxel is a full-time commercial and fine art photographer whose documentary and advertising photography appears frequently in magazines and newspapers worldwide. Chef Michael Symon grew up in a Greek and Sicilian family.

The Cleveland native creates boldly flavored, deeply satisfying dishes at his four restaurants in America's heartland.