Andre Domine studied literature in Berlin, Germany. He lives in a village in southern France with his family and is a freelance journalist specializing in the topics of wine, gastronomy, and travel. He has published several books and is intimately familiar with the cuisine of various European countries. Michael Ditter studied Publishing Management and Production and worked for renowned publishers in Cologne, Germany for many years. Since 1992 he has been a freelance editor and book designer for publishers and galleries. For this volume of the Culinaria series, Gunter Beer spent 199 days travelling throughout Europe with 70 kilos of lighting equipment. He drove 59,000 kilometres by car, flew 13,780 miles, stayed in 180 different hotels, and shot more than 1,100 negatives and 880 Polaroid images.