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Sadaf Hussain is an author, chef, food writer, podcaster and two-time TedX speaker, who was among the top 8 on MasterChef India in 2016. He has worked with over 18 Indian restaurants, assisting them in developing new menus or establishing themselves in the market. He was also a researcher and contributor to the University of Sheffield-commissioned project, Forgotten Food of Rampur. Sadaf’s writing explores not only food but also stories; he is fascinated by foodlore and the stories that surround it. He is a chronicler exploring the customs, traditions and rituals of food; for him, food is just a conversation starter and not the end in itself.

Debashish (Deb) Sengupta works as Associate Professor (SL) and Course Leader (International Business & Management) at University of Portsmouth, London. Deb is the winner of two prestigious national-level awards for his research and writing, in India and in Bahrain. His book ‘The Life of Y’ won the first prize at DMA-NTPC business book awards for the year 2018-19. His research project on role and motivations of young women volunteers during Covid-19 won the ‘Best Research Project in the Kingdom of Bahrain’ award for the year 2022-23. His book The Life of Y has been featured in the collections of Stanford University. Deb is a well-known researcher and author in the area of young people at work and has several acclaimed books, research articles and digital artefacts to his credit, that have been widely read and used.

Mica Stone (Allison Kent) has been writing most of her adult life with one animal or another insisting on helping out, placing a supportive chin on her thigh or an interfering paw on her keyboard. She’s written over sixty novels and novellas in multiple genres, and many feature pets, most of them rescues. She currently lives with six rescue cats and two rescue pit bulls.

Tatum was rescued from Georgia by The Pixel Fund and came to live with Charles and Nicole in 2016. Sometimes Tatum and his parents film content for social media, but most of the time you can find them living their best life and sharing some snacks. Tatum is happiest when he’s laying in the sunshine with his Mum. Find him online @hi.this.is.tatum.