Michael Chiarello is the host of NapaStyle on the Fine Living Network and Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello on the Food Network. Founder of the acclaimed TraVigne restaurant in St. Helena, California, he was named Chef of the Year by the Culinary Institute of America and Food & Wine magazine. His previous books include Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking, among others. He lives in the Napa Valley. Photographer Karl Petzke lives and works in San Francisco and Napa, California. His work has appeared in numerous books, including Espresso.