John T. Edge is the author of Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Guide to the South, published by Hill Street Press. You can also find out more at www.southernfoodways.com.
Fran Gage is the author of A Sweet Quartet: Almonds, Eggs, Butter, Sugar, published by North Point Press.
Joyce Goldstein's most recent book is Saffron Shores: Jewish Cooking of the Southern Mediterranean, published by Chronicle Books.