Pat and Gina Neely are restaurateurs, best-selling authors, popular speakers, and hosts of Food Network’s hit series Down Home with the Neelys. They recently opened their first Manhattan restaurant, Neely’s Barbecue Parlor. They live with their daughters in Memphis.
Ann Volkwein is a best-selling food-and-lifestyle writer based in New York City and Austin, Texas. Her previous collaborations include The Neelys’ Celebration Cookbook, The Arthur Avenue Cookbook, Chinatown New York, Mixt Salads (with Andres Swallow), and, with Guy Fieri, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; More Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; and Guy Fieri Food.