Joshua David Stein is a journalist, editor, and co-author of The Nom Wah Cookbook, with Wilson Tang; Notes from a Young Black Chef, with Kwame Onwuachi; Il Buco- Stories and Recipes, with Donna Lennard; and Cooking for Your Kids, as well as many children's books. Previously, Stein was the restaurant critic for The Village Voice and The New York Observer. He lives in Brooklyn with his two sons.