Made in Brooklyn

Susanne König is the director of and buyer for The POWERHOUSE Arena in Dumbo, Brooklyn, renowned for hosting eclectic cook book parties for many Brooklyn-based chefs and makers including Pok Pok, Fleischer's, Kings County, Ample Hills, Sunday Suppers, Franny's, Baked, and many more. She also curates an extensive collection of Brooklyn-made products. After spending her childhood and formative years in Germany, Belgium, and Paris where she worked at Sotheby's and for French art book publishers, she moved to New York in 2000. She works and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son. Melissa Schreiber Vaughan is the co-author of The New Brooklyn Cookbook and a recipe developer and tester, whose work has appeared in national food magazines and more than 20 cookbooks. Melissa curates food events throughout Brooklyn and lives in Park Slope with her two budding foodies, Roan and Dory. Heather Weston takes pictures. Whether in the studio or on location she loves to photograph people and food. Heather lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter and is a proud ballet mom. To see more of her photography visit www.heatherweston.com.Contributor Bios: Rachel Wharton is a James Beard Foundation award-winning food writer, cookbook author and contributing editor to Edible Brooklyn. David Wondrich is one of the world's foremost American cocktail historians, a James Beard Foundation award-winning drinks writer, and author of Imbibe!