Linda Amster is manager of news research at The New York Times and the editor of The New York Times Passover Cookbook.
Mimi Sharaton is one of the country's best known food writers and experts on Jewish cooking. She is the author of several successful food books, including From My Mother's Kitchen and, most recently, The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World. She is also a former restaurant critic of The New York Times, where her articles on food appear frequently.