Drinks Historian Elizabeth Pearce is the founder and owner of the company Drink & Learn, where she offers tours and presentations chronicling the history of United States through its iconic beverages. She is the Education Specialist for the Herbsaint and Peychaud’s Bitters brands. Pearce is also the co-author of the French Quarter Drinking Companion, and is a regular drinks column contributor to the New Orleans Advocate. She likes her whiskey neat. You can learn more about her at drinkandlearn.com Michael Murphy, a book publishing professional, has been a vice president at Random House, publisher of William Morrow, and founder of the literary agency Max & Co. By day two of his first visit to New Orleans in 1983, he knew he was home. He finally moved to New Orleans in 2009, and will never leave. Murphy is the author of Eat Dat, Hear Dat, and Fear Dat.