Host Cal Peternell was the head chef of world-renowned restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA FOR OVER 20 YEARS.He served celebrity patrons and trained a new generation of chefs. He even taught Martha Stewart about Tokyo Turnips in his appearance on the Martha Stewart show. he's the new york times bestselling author of Twelve Recipes (winner of the iacp award) and A Recipe for Cooking. His most recent book is the James Beard award-nominated Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta 

Producer and co-host Kristina Loring is a sound-oriented storyteller and AW-dee-OH producer. Her audio work has appeared on McSweeney's The Organist podcast, NPR stations WCAI and KALW, PRX's Public Radio Remix, WarInk.org, and the podcast Field Recordings. Her sound installations have appeared in coastal cities across the world and have been featured in The Atlantic, Curbed SF, Fast Company and Inhabitat.  She’s slowly weaning herself off take-out and can make one dish from scratch that her grandmother taught her.