Joe Yonan is the Food and Dining editor of The Washington Post and author of Eat Your Vegetables: Bold Recipes for the Single Cook (Ten Speed Press, 2013).
Hank Shaw is a former chef who is now a full-time forager and writer. His work has been published in Food & Wine, Organic Gardening, The Art of Eating, Field and Stream, Gastronomica, Meatpaper, Edible Sacramento, the Stockton (CA) Record, Pheasants Forever magazine and Delta Waterfowl Magazine. He is the author of Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast.
Lidia Bastianich is a chef who frequently appears on television, an author and restaurateur. Her cookbooks include Lidia’s Italy in America, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy and Lidia’s Italy. Lidia is the chef/owner of four New York City restaurants—Felidia, Becco, Esca and Del Posto—as well as Lidia’s Pittsburgh and Lidia’s Kansas City. She is also founder and president of the entertainment company Tavola Productions.
Yotam Ottolenghi is a chef, restaurateur, food columnist and author of Plenty: Vibrant Dishes from London's Ottolenghi.
Noelle Carter is a chef and test kitchen manager at the Los Angeles Times.
Pati Jinich is a cooking teacher, food writer and chef at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. She hosts the public television series Pati’s Mexican Table broadcasted nationwide and released her first cookbook, also titled Pati’s Mexican Table, in March 2013.
Jekka McVicar is a British horticulturalist who has been called "The Queen of Herbs," and in 2016 the Royal Horticultural Society named her an Ambassador for health and well-being through gardening. Her herb nursery, Jekka's Herb Farm, has won 59 RHS gold medals. She is author of The Complete Herb Book, Jekka's Herb Cookbook and co-author of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit.
David Thompson is an Australian chef, restaurateur and writer who specializes in Thai cuisine. He is the author of several books, including Thai Food and Thai Street Food.
A former chef, Sally Schneider has won numerous awards—including four James Beard awards—for her books and magazine writing. She is creator of the lifestyle blog Improvised Life, a featured blogger on The Atlantic Monthly's Food Blog, and author of The Improvisational Cook and A New Way to Cook. She has served as a contributing editor to both Saveur and Food & Wine, and her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Saveur, Food & Wine, SELF and Connoisseur.
John Martin Taylor is the author of several cookbooks, including Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking, The New Southern Cook, Hoppin' John's Charleston, Beaufort & Savannah, and The Fearless Frying Cookbook. His work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Food & Wine, Gourmet, Fine Cooking, The Journal of Gastronomy, Gastronomica, Bon Appetit, Country Home, Cooking Light and The Washington Post.