Steven Jenkins is vice president of Fairway Group Services at Fairway market. He is the author of the books Cheese Primer, which won a James Beard award, and The Food Life. His writing has appeared in numerous food publications.
Rosalind Creasy is a garden and food writer, photographer, landscape designer, lecturer and consultant. She is the author of several books, including The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping, Cooking From the Garden, Edible Gardening, The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping and Edible Landscaping. Her writing has also appeared in national publications such as the Los Angeles Times and Gardening How-To, where she writes regular columns, and Garden Design.
Steve Sando is the owner of Rancho Gordo, a company that grows heirloom and heritage varieties of beans. He is the co-author of Heirloom Beans.
Vanessa Barrington is a self-taught cook and author. She is author of DIY Delicious and co-author of Heirloom Beans.
Louisa Shafia develops recipes, teaches cooking classes, makes cooking videos and writes cookbooks. Her first cookbook, Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life, was nominated for best book of the year by the IACP in the Health and Special Diet category. She is the author of the blog Lucid Food.
Rachel Laudan is a scholar and author. She wrote The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage, which won the Julia Child/Jane Grigson prize. She has been published in Scientific American, the Los Angeles Times, Gastronomica and Saveur.
Diana Kennedy is an author and teacher who specializes in Mexican cuisine. She has received the Order of the Aztec Eagle from the Mexican government.
Bill Scheller is the co-author of Manifold Destiny.
Chris Maynard is the co-author of Manifold Destiny and author of The Bad-For-You Cookbook.
Pierre Thiam is the chef at Le Grand Dakar in New York City and author of the cookbook YOLELE, which was nominated for a Julia Child Award.