June Jo Lee is a food ethnographer and children’s book author who studies how we eat, cook, and crave. From Korean kimchi factories to Google canteens, her work explores how food reflects identity and culture. She is co-author of Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix and Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild, and served as the Resident Food Ethnographer for Google’s Global Food Program from 2014-2024. She lives (and eats well) in San Francisco.

For a taste of her work see  TED Talk and Nutrients paper; and How To Make Kimchi. She lives (and eats well) in San Francisco.

Philip Lee is publisher and co-founder of READERS to EATERS, a press dedicated to food literacy through books and community programming. A pioneer in multicultural publishing and co-founder of Lee & Low Books, he was named one of Publishers Weekly’s Top 25 Book Industry Changemakers. He lives in San Francisco with June Jo, his partner in storytelling and life.

Kirsten Ritschel is a designer, chocolatier, and visual storyteller who brings curiosity, craft, and care to everything she makes. She supported visual storytelling at Google REWS, and now shapes brand visuals and community experiences at Food Ethnographer. She is the founder of Kiki’s Cocoa, a handmade chocolate line designed with all five senses. She lives – and makes delicious things – in San Francisco.