The Butcher's Apprentice

Aliza Green is an award-winning Philadelphia-based author, journalist, and influential chef whose books include Making Artisan Pasta (Quarry Books, 2012), The Fishmonger’s Apprentice (Quarry Books, 2010), Starting with Ingredients (Running Press, 2006), four Field Guides to food (Quirk, 2004-2007), and collaborations with famed chefs Guillermo Pernot and Georges Perrier. A former food columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, Green now write regularly for Cooking Light, and is known for her encyclopedic knowledge of every possible ingredient, its history, culture, and use in the kitchen and bakery. Green’s won a James Beard award for “Best Single-Subject Cookbook” in 2001 for Ceviche!: Seafood, Salads, and Cocktails with a Latino Twist (Running Press, 2001), which she co-authored with Chef Guillermo Pernot. She resides in Elkins Park, PA. Visit her website at http://www.alizagreen.com.

Steve Legato is a freelance photographer specializing in food, restaurant industry, cookbooks and advertising. His work has been featured in Art Culinaire, The New York Times, Food and Wine, Wine Spectator, Food Arts, GQ, Departures, Wine & Spirits, Travel & Leisure, Philadelphia Magazine, Delaware Today, New Jersey Monthly and Main Line Today. He currently resides just outside of Philadelphia, PA. Visit his website at http://www.stevelegato.com.