James Hoffmann (Author)
James Hoffmann is the co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters, a multi-award-winning coffee roasting company based in East London. He is also the World Barista Champion 2007, having won the UK Barista competition in both 2006 and 2007. He has a YouTube channel with more than 2 million subscribers, where he makes videos about anything and everything to do with coffee and an instagram following of more than 700k. He is the author of The World Atlas of Coffee (first edition 2014, second edition 2018, third edition 2025) and the Sunday Times bestseller How to Make the Best Coffee at Home (2022).

Julian Baggini (Author)
Julian Baggini is a philosopher, writer and journalist whose work encompasses a wide range of interests and styles. Julian was awarded a Ph.D. from University College London for his thesis on the philosophy of personal identity in 1996. He then went on to found The Philosophers' Magazine with Jeremy Stangroom, supporting himself with a portfolio of jobs that included teaching and, increasingly, journalism and writing. Julian writes articles for The Guardian, BBC News Online, Prospect, Times Educational Supplement, the Observer and New Humanist, among others. He makes regular appearances on national radio and television. Julian has published numerous well received books about philosophy and its intersection with other spheres. Julian's most recent book, How the World Eats, was published in October 2024 by Granta.

Mariya Suzuki (Illustrator)
She is an artist currently based in Tokyo. She was born in Nara and studied illustration in Long Beach, California.
She has contributed her work for many musicians, food professionals, and books and magazines from around the world. In addition to printed media, she also collaborates with interior designers to draw murals. Aside from work, she enjoys going around town to draw subjects whose shape or story catches her attention.