Patricia Tanumihardja was born in Jakarta to Chinese-Indonesian parents and grew up in Singapore, where she developed a lifelong love of food and storytelling. She is the author of several cookbooks highlighting pan-Asian flavors as well as children's picture books that celebrate the connections between food, culture, and community, including Ramen for Everyone and Fried Rice Surprise . She now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and son, where she continues to write and cook with equal passion. Shiho Pate was born and raised in Japan and worked for over a decade in the indie gaming industry in New York before turning to children's books, where she brings her signature playful style to life using gouache, watercolor, and digital media. Now based in Southern California, she has illustrated numerous picture books that sparkle with warmth, humor, and cultural richness, including Fried Rice Surprise and the beginning reader series The Rescues , also from Red Comet Press.