A native of Boston, Chef Adam Gendreau has cooked at many of Boston's fine dining restaurants over the years. Most recently he was Executive Chef at Circle Restaurant in the South End. Prior to Circle he was a Sous Chef at Rialto in Harvard Square. He can occasionally be found in front of the bone saw at either John Dewar in Wellesley or Newton.

Ohio farmboy turned dot-com exec, Seth Hill decided to leave the corporate world behind and turn a passion for wine into a vocation. He runs Alchemy Wine LLC, a wine consulting firm. Seth specializes in artisanal wine, spirits, and beer that reflect distinct cultural identities and authentic production methods based on agricultural rather than industrial practices.

Christine Liu, "local food writerly person" (thanks, Bostonist) and self-proclaimed spicy noodle fiend, is the Boston editor of Citysearch and the former lifestyle editor of The Weekly Dig alt-newsweekly. Aside from her ongoing desire to throw the best. dinner party. ever, her ultimate goal every day is in providing a greater voice and platform for all the crazy-creative talents lurking under the radar in the city.