Peter L. Stein (Producer/Director of Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft) is a Peabody Award-winning documentary maker based in San Francisco, who has produced non-fiction narratives for television, film, theater, museums, and online. During 11 years at PBS station KQED, he created a wide range of documentaries and series for national public television, including the six-hour series Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco, which garnered a Peabody Award (for “The Castro,” which Peter wrote, produced and directed) and several regional Emmy Awards for  “The Fillmore” (writer/producer), and “Chinatown” (executive producer). His many culinary productions, as producer and/or executive producer, have received three James Beard Awards, and include seven series of programs with Jacques Pépin, beginning with the landmark premiere seasons of Today’s Gourmet. He maintains an active career as a public speaker and film programmer, having served eight years as Executive Director of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival and since 2014 as Senior Programmer for Frameline, San Francisco’s renowned LGBTQ film festival. More at www.peterLstein.com.