Lisa M. Brefere is a distinguished Executive Chef and Senior Operations Executive in the Food & Beverage industry, with over thirty years of expertise. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, she serves on its Alumni Council and is a member of The American Academy of Chefs. Lisa is also the founding CEO of GigaChef Hospitality Consulting, a strategic consulting firm for large-scale hospitality projects, specializing in concept development, facility design, and comprehensive operational execution. She co-authored Nutrition for Food Service and Culinary Professionals (10th Edition) , So You Want to Be a Chef , So You Are a Chef , and The Book of Yields (9th Edition) . FRANCIS T. LYNCH (1943-2011) was a professional chef for more than 30 years, and the owner of ChefDesk.com, a comprehensive online resource for professionals in the food service industry.

He was chef at two Caribbean resort hotels and the Santa Barbara Yacht Club, holds a lifetime teaching credential in food science, and was formerly the culinary program director at Columbia College in Sonora, California.