Lisa Rogovin, your Epicurean Concierge brings a lifetime of passion to In the Kitchen with Lisa. Lisa grew up in New York and has lived in Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. She has been a longtime California resident and an avid culinary explorer with a vast knowledge of the San Francisco Bay Area local food scene. For over 16 years, Lisa's life has truly been an epicurean adventure. Today, she draws on her deep experience - as a representative for Gourmet Magazine, and correspondent for Gourmet Magazine's Blog, as Food Host of TenToeTV's 'Best of San Francisco', and from her own food and wine explorations across five continents - to deliver the ultimate foodie experience.

Kristen Lyons - Epicurean Concierge
Kristen was raised in the Bay Area, has lived in San Francisco for 15+ years, and loves all things food related the area has to offer. When not busy with her concierge business she's cooking up new dishes for friends and family - food is what brings everyone together!

Mary Ladd - Epicurean Concierge
Mary Ladd is a San Francisco native who cooks, caters, and writes when not giving tours. She is a California Culinary Academy and UC Berkeley grad. Her past gigs have also included: cheese and fancy food hawking, food judging, home-cheffing, catering, serving, consulting, creating and testing recipes.

Shira Gill - Epicurean Concierge
Shira was born in San Francisco and grew up eating her way through Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto. She spent her formative years as a stage actress, but realized after college that she was more drawn to the culinary world and left acting to pursue work in catering and event planning. She has planned large-scale events and intimate soirees in Los Angeles, Napa and San Francisco and enjoys trying new restaurants, cooking with friends and planing dinner parties. Shira recently launched her own company, which offers personal organization solutions for home, office and nursery. She lives with her husband and one year old daughter in Oakland, CA.

Heather HAL - Epicurean Concierge
Heather HAL is a California native and San Francisco local since her early teens. Trained in the culinary arts by her family as well as a former chef, Heather has been cooking and exploring all gustatory topics since age 8. Now a local food writer, occasional caterer and epicurean concierge, her mission is to entice others into cooking for themselves and to delve into the local food scene.

Joshua Clever - Epicurean Concierge
Joshua Clever is a certified Natural Chef who fell in love with simple nutritional food while living in France, where he discovered the art of shopping at farmers' markets and the value of eating seasonal, locally produced foods. His first book, Pesto: Simples et Bons, will be on shelves in winter 2009. When he is not leading culinary tours and cooking workshops in Paris, Tuscany or the Bay Area, Mr. Clever can be found writing his next culinary adventures in coffee shops around San Francisco, where he currently lives.

Tracy Mazza - Epicurean Concierge
Tracy Mazza believes that food connects us to culture. She enjoys introducing people to the bounty of the San Francisco food scene through tours of the Ferry Building. A lifelong food enthusiast, she cooked professionally in one of San Francisco's busiest seafood restaurants. Tracy enjoys canning her own jams, pickles, and chutneys, as well as curing her own bacon and bread making.

Carrie Sullivan - Epicurean Concierge
Carrie Sullivan loves living in food-blessed Northern California. In addition to her formal culinary training she has experience with fine dining restaurants, casual cafes, a cooking school, specialty foods retail, catering and consulting. She adores sharing the bounty of the Bay Area food scene with visitors and friends.