Chris Behr is the Chef of the Rome Sustainable Food Project. His first job after culinary school was at the esteemed A16 in San Francisco. He went on to be chef de cuisine at SPQR, and later worked at BKLYN Larder, where he propitiously met Mona Talbot, who eventually proposed him as sous chef for the Rome Sustainable Food Project. In 2014, he became the program's executive chef. Annie Schlechter is a photographer for publications including The World of Interiors, House Beautiful, The New York Times Magazine, Real Simple, W Magazine, and Travel & Leisure. She spent from September 2009 to June 2010 living at the American Academy in Rome. She is the photographer of the other cookbooks in the series- Biscotti, Pasta, Verdure, and Zuppe.