Angelo Gentile resides in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and is the editor of Edible Twin Cities magazine, as well as the editor and manager of special projects for Twin Cities-based Southwest Newspapers. A native of Minnesota, he has worked as a magazine and newspaper writer and editor, corporate communications and public relations consultant, speechwriter, university administrator, and instructor.
Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian are cofounders of Edible Communities. Tracey offers an introduction to the volume; Carole is the photographer and her photos of the local sites and local fare are scattered throughout the book.