About the Authors

PINO LUONGO has owned and operated some of the most successful and influential restaurants in New York, the Hamptons, and Chicago. He opened his first restaurant, Il Cantinori, in 1983 and went on to open several legendary restaurants including Sapore di Mare, Le Madri, and Coco Pazzo. He is currently the chef and owner of Centolire in New York City. He is also the author of several cookbooks.

ANDREW FRIEDMAN coauthored the New York Times bestselling memoir Breaking Back, the story of American tennis star James Blake, and co-edited the popular anthology Don’t Try This at Home. He has also collaborated on cookbooks with Alfred Portale, Tom Valenti, and former White House chef Walter Scheib, among many others.