Gale Gand is the executive pastry chef and co-owner of Tru in Chicago. Her latest book is Brunch! 100 Fantastic Recipes for the Weekend’s Best Meal.
Kara Nielsen is the Food Trend Analyst at the Center for Culinary Development, a new-food-and-beverage-product-development company in San Francisco. She is also a former pastry chef.
Shaun Chavis is Health’s Associate Food Editor. She studied with celebrity French chef Jacques Pepin and has also worked at Boston’s Serenade Chocolatier.



