Doni is an inveterate traveler, she's been to nearly 70 countries. She's obsessed with food, from gourmet Michelin star level meals to pigs in a blanket. She relishes finding that unique place with the chef who really cares about what he or she is putting down on the plate. Doni hails from Nebraska and she's lived most of her life in New York since 1984. She wrote the book Paris Cocktails, published by Cider Mill Press in 2015. Doni has also written countless travel articles and blog posts for Matador Network, Hip Paris Blog, Huffington Post, and more.

As the youngest daughter of Chef Iliana de la Vega, Isabel was fortunate to spend her days hiding under restaurant tables and learning to cook (and eat) Mexican food. Though Isabel always imagined she too would be a chef one day, she came to realize that her food-related talents lay more with eating than cooking, so she became a cultural anthropologist and journalist instead. Isabel’s work has appeared in Atlas Obscura, Food52, Slate Magazine, LA Review of Books, The Art of Eating, Edible Austin, and Eater, among others.