Alissa Wagner is the chef and co founder of Dimes. She believes in celebrating the inherent beauty of food, creating dishes that are approachable and nourishing and imbued with a sense of surprise and whimsy.

Alissa has a BFA from SUNY Purchase and studied cooking at the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City.

Katie Jackson and Nick Perkins are the chefs of Hart's, a small Mediterranean restaurant in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn that focuses on serving local, seasonal seafood and vegetables (and BA Hot 10 pick!) They both enjoy rock and roll, especially The Breeders.

Alex Raij and Eder Montero the husband and wife team behind Txikito, New York’s most authentic Basque restaurant; El Quinto Pino, named the Absolute Best Tapas by New York Magazine, and Michelin-starred La Vara, which explores the Jewish and Moorish influence on southern Spanish cuisine. Soon they will open Saint Julivert, a petit fisherie in Brooklyn inspired by ports of call and seaside cuisines near and far.