The contributing authors:
Steven Heller, co-chair of the School of Visual Arts MFA Designer as Author Program, writes the "Visuals" column for the "New York Times" Book Review, and is the author of 120 books on design, illustration, and satiric art.
John Mariani is food and travel columnist for "Esquire Magazine," wine columnist for Bloomberg International News, and author of "The Encyclopedia of American Food & Drink," "America Eats Out," "The Dictionary of Italian Food and Drink," and "How Italian Food Conquered the World."

The editor:
Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America, and author of numerous books on architecture, pop culture, and the history of the West Coast, Los Angeles, and Hollywood. His unrivaled private collection of ephemera has been featured in museum exhibitions around the world and dozens of books.

"... a delicious history of menu creativity."-- "TheAtlantic.com"

"... a yummy ride through the history of food and restaurants in the United States".-- "Monocle"

"From the nation that brought us the supersized meal comes this elegant survey of gastronomic graphics."-- "Wallpaper"

"Whilst providing an extraordinary collection of paper ephemera - ranging from the weird to the wonderful - this publication also serves as a great history of restaurants and dining out in America."-- "AnOther Magazine"

"Menu Design in America proves that food is sex you can look at."-- "The New Yorker"