Born in Pakistan,
Fatima Ali was a chef in New York City. She received her education from the Culinary Institute of America and, at the age of twenty-three, competed in and won an episode of
Chopped on the Food Network. Ali was a contestant on the fifteenth season of Bravo's
Top Chef, where she was voted Fan Favorite. She wrote several essays for
Bon Appétit, one of which was posthumously awarded a James Beard Award after she passed away in January 2019.
Tarajia Morrell is a native New Yorker who grew up at the table. In 2011, Morrell created the food and travel blog The Lovage. Her reporting and essays have since appeared in
WSJ. magazine,
T Magazine, Food & Wine, Departures, and
Cherry Bombe, among others. Morrell is also the author of
Soul of New York: A Guide to 30 Exceptional Experiences. She lives in Manhattan with her daughter.