Dan Lawton
Dan Lawton is the community director for Knife Depot and the editor of The Cutting Edge. He also works as a freelance writer and independent journalist. He has written for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans, LA, The Daily Mail in Accra, Ghana and a number of other publications. Dan’s interest in knives stems from his love of camping and the outdoors. When he’s not writing, he’s often exploring the national parks and forests in Louisiana and Mississippi. Dan currently lives in New Orleans. He can be reached at Dan@knife-depot.com
Timothy Martinez Jr.
Timothy Martinez Jr. is a writer and freelance journalist. His work has been published in The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Remapping Debate in New York City and other publications. Tim also contributes to the Backyard Chirper Blog.
Soleil Ho
Soleil Ho has written for numerous publications and blogs, including the Heavy Table magazine, Twin Cities Run-off, MPLS.TV and more. In addition to being a food writer, she has worked nearly every restaurant job imaginable: line cook, pastry chef, server, wait assist, garde manger, and — of course — dishwasher.





