Veronica Hinke, Author: Veronica Hinke is a writer, speaker, and journalist, and the author of numerous cookbooks including Titanic: The Official Cookbook, The Last Night on the Titanic: Unsinkable Drinking, Dining & Style, and The Great Gatsby Cooking and Entertaining Guide. Veronica expertly shares her love of history, literature, and culinary arts through her work.

Kim Laidlaw, Writer: Kim Laidlaw is a cookbook author, editor, and recipe developer. She is the author or coauthor of several cookbooks, including bestsellers The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Cookbook and Entertaining Guide, Emily in Paris: The Official Cookbook, and Five Marys Ranch Raised Cookbook, as well as the upcoming Clueless: The Official Cookbook and numerous Williams Sonoma cookbooks. Her clients also include Disney, Netflix, Weber, Hog Island, KitchenAid, American Girl, and more. She is a former professional baker and baking instructor at the San Francisco Cooking School and owns Cast Iron Media, LLC. Kim lives in Petaluma, California, with her Scottish husband, their always-entertaining daughter, and a bountiful home garden.