Greg Baxtrom is the chef-owner of the acclaimed restaurants Olmsted, Patti Ann's Family Restaurant and Bakery, and Five Acres. Prior to opening Olmsted, Greg worked in some of the world's most exciting kitchens, including Alinea, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Per Se, and Lysverket in Norway. Olmsted showcases a seasonal and creative vegetable-forward menu that highlights produce from the lush backyard garden, as well as local farmers and purveyors. The restaurant was named one of
Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America;
Bon Appetit's 50 Best New Restaurants in America;
Food & Wine's Restaurant of the Year;
The New York Times' 10 Best Restaurants; among others.
Joshua David Stein is an editor, author, and journalist. He is the co-author of numerous books including
My America: Restaurants from a Young Black Chef;
Notes from a Young Black Chef; The Nom Wah Cookbook; Vino: The Essential Guide to Real Italian Wine; and
Il Buco: Stories & Recipes as well as many children's books about food. He is the author of the cookbooks
Cooking for Your Kids and
Stranger Things: The Official Cookbook, the editor of a collection of essays called
To Me He Was Just Dad: Growing up with Famous Fathers, and previously the editor-at-large at
Fatherly. He regularly contributes to
Esquire,
Men's Health,
New York,
Eater,
Grub Street, and more. Stein lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his two sons, Achilles and Augustus.