David Eimer is the author of the critically acclaimed The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China.

A former China correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph, Eimer was the Southeast Asia correspondent for the Daily Telegraph between 2012 and 2014. He is currently based in Bangkok.

Austin Bush is the author of The Food of Southern Thailand and The Food of Northern Thailand, which was a finalist for the 2019 James Beard Foundation Book Award and shortlisted for the 2019 Art of Eating Prize. Bush speaks, reads, and writes fluent Thai, and has written extensively about Thai food...

His writing and photography have appeared in more than twenty books for Lonely Planet, as well media outlets, including the BBC, Bon Appetit, CNN Travel, Conde Nast Traveler, Olive, Monocle, New York Times, Saveur, TIME, Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, VICE, Wall Street Journal Asia, and Washington Post, among others.

He works closely with Andy Ricker and has photographed the New York Times-bestseller Pok Pok and its follow ups, The Drinking Food of Thailand and Pok Pok Noodles. Originally from Oregon, Bush lives in Portugal.....