Regis moved to Seattle in 2008--he's a newcomer, but they say there's no greater booster than a convert. Born in Wisconsin and raised in New Mexico, Regis spent his childhood unconsciously pretending he was a Seattle resident. He lives in Ballard and spends his time in the International District and Queen Anne. After a career as a marketer, Regis would now much prefer to be a gentleman gardener. When not writing or growing things, Regis tries to replicate dishes he saw in windows in Chinatown. 

Ronald Holden, Northwest native, Belltown resident and unreconstructed Francophile, has worked at KING TV, Seattle Weekly and Chateau Ste. Michelle, and has published five wine-country guidebooks. Ronald is editorial director for several websites, including his own blog, Cornichon, and DeliciousCity.com. He is also director of wine tours for The International Vineyard and restaurant critic for Belltown Messenger.

Jay Friedman is a freelance food writer who does monthly restaurant reviews for Seattle Sound magazine. He is often found in his kitchen playing with a takoyaki grill pan, or one of his three woks and four waffle irons. Born and raised in New York and a long-time resident of the land of Ben and Jerry's, Jay tells friends and family he came to Seattle in 1999 because "there's great produce here." From chu-toro to chocolate, Jay eats everything (this liver lover doesn’t think offal is awful) and appreciates holes-in-the-wall as much as fine dining establishments.

News editor Kim hails from the great state of Michigan, with a post-collegiate interlude spent living in New York City. True story, she once walked the 32 miles around the entire rim of Manhattan. Craving trees, closet space, and a savings account, she decided to venture westward to Seattle. So far, so good. She's now a lover of farmers markets, still finds tourists annoying, and don't get her started on Seattle public transportation. In her spare time she seeks to undo her current unemployed status, yells at rowers early in the a.m., and enjoys the fruits of Washington's vineyards.

Editor Emeritus Kim was born on Long Island, raised in Florida, and has spent her adult life moving from Buffalo to Portland, NYC to New Orleans, back to Florida, and finally to Seattle in 2003. Eight years of touring the States as a folksinger gave way to her new life as a freelance writer. She's the About.com Folk Music Guide, a monthly contributor to Sound magazine, and has had work in Billboard, Performer and at RollingStone.com. She spends her spare time watching reality TV and worrying about politics.

Editor Emeritus Dan was born in Chicago and lived there until 2000 when he moved west in search of fame and fortune. Instead he landed in Seattle, where he spends the majority of his day trying to remember which version of The Man he's reporting to. He's currently dividing his time between an IT job, Seattlest, and writing freelance.

Like every third Seattleite, Tom hails from the great inland Third Coast -- specifically, the gritty Midwestern capital, Chicago. Ostensibly looking to escape deadly summertime humidity, Tom has adopted his evergreen home despite its startling lack of abundant Polish delis. Since he has no taste for the civilian work world, he's consigned himself to several years of poverty, which some call "Pile Higher and Deeper". He actually likes working with undergraduates. When not hiding behind a viewfinder or a snarky keyboard, Tom enjoys being a flaneur, petting kitties and strangers on the streets, visiting other cities, and driving aimlessly on two-lane highways.

Born in the slums of east King County, John Hieger is a lifelong Washington resident and an avid couch potato. Having blogged the Kerry campaign for The Seattle Times into the ground back in 2004, he considers himself a recovering political geek with a fierce loyalty to Seahawks football and our region’s plentiful outdoor activities. John’s hobbies include extremely low-budget filmmaking (not porn), and dive bars.

Jen is a freelance writer who dreams vividly of the day when she can quit her day job and write full time. Until that time comes, she stays busy writing for a handful of print and online publications, and as the fiction editor for local literary journal Crab Creek Review. Some of her all-time favorite things include: the New York Times crossword, dinner parties, traveling, Japanese pop, and really really good books. She hates being asked about her favorite book since there are too many, and hopes to someday write a food novella.

Publisher and co-founder Jake Dobkin