JOHN DeMERS is a New Orleans native and author of more than 40 published books, including
New Orleans by the Bowl, The New Orleans Seafood Cookbook, and
The Food Lovers’ Guide to Texas. After graduating from LSU in Baton Rouge with a Bachelor’s then a Master’s degree in journalism, he was a globetrotting reporter and Food Editor for United Press International, eating his way through 126 foreign countries before concentrating on the foods of home. He has served as food and wine editor of
New Orleans magazine, as a weekly commentator on WYES-TV’s “Steppin’ Out,” and as co-host of New Orleans food and wine radio shows.
RHONDA FINDLEY is a freelance food and wine writer and a former broadcaster on the subject of New Orleans cuisine. A resident of the Crescent City, she has co-hosted food and wine radio shows in both Houston and New Orleans. She designs and makes a line of clothing (To The Nines) as well as a line of jewelry, and she owns retail stores in the French Quarter. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas and co-authored a number of books, including The Food Lovers’ Guide to Texas, Houston Unleashed and New Orleans Unleashed.
