Max Sussman, Author: Max and Eli Sussman have had a wide range of cooking experiences that give their cookbooks—This is a Cookbook and Best Cookbook Ever—a unique attitude towards food, one that's unpretentious and yet passionate about creativity and quality. Max currently works as the executive chef at The Cleveland in NoLiTa, NYC. In 2012 he was Named one of Forbes magazine's “30 under 30” for food and wine and was a nominee for James Beard Rising Star Chef of the year. Eli is the chef at Mile End Deli in Brooklyn. Both brothers made Zagat's 2012 list of top “30 under 30” food professionals in New York city. The Sussmans have also been featured in numerous publications as well as a Series of videos for Vice. They were recently chosen to model for Gant.

Eli Sussman, Author: Eli Sussman is the chef of Mile End Brooklyn, a nationally renowned Montreal-style Jewish delicatessen located in Brooklyn's Boerum Hill neighborhood. He is on the board of Taste of the Nation NYC, the Share Our Strength annual event that raises funds to help end childhood hunger in America; has emceed culinary events in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York City; and was selected as one of Zagat's 30 under 30 NYC for 2012. This is his third cookbook. He lives in Brooklyn.