Jeremy DiAsio is a self-professed food and beverage nerd and a hospitality professional with multi-decade experience ranging from chef to barista to server to sommelier to assistant general manager. After culinary school, Jeremy owned a spice company before moving to Washington, DC and taking the restaurant industry by storm. Jeremy’s passion lies in bringing people together through the world of food and beverage. He loves sharing the extensive knowledge he obtained through his diverse food and beverage experience.

Liz Thorpe is a celebrated cheese expert and author of two books about cheese. In 2002, Liz was drawn out of corporate America to pursue her passion for cheese. Since then she has become the country’s leading expert on cheese, from working the counter at New York’s famed Murray’s Cheese and later managing Murray’s businesses as vice president, to designing cheese menus for the country’s best restaurants. Now, as founder of The People’s Cheese, Liz teaches a broader market why cheese matters and how to make it a part of everyday life.