Darra Goldstein, the founding editor of Gastronomica, is the author of six award-winning cookbooks, including Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore, named one of 2020âs best cookbooks by Forbes.com, Esquire, and The Washington Post. In 2020 she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals.Â
Cortney Burns (with chef Nick Balla) built a larder-based kitchen at San Franciscoâs Bar Tartine; their cookbook Bar Tartine won awards from both the James Beard Foundation and IACP. Bon AppÃĐtit has dubbed her the âgodmother of fermentationâ for her modern take on ancient techniques.
Richard Martin is a media executive, lifestyle editor, and writer who started magazines and websites that have grown into major media companies, including Complex, Modern Luxury (Manhattan and Miami), and Food Republic.Â