Edna Lewis was a chef and author who specialized in Southern cuisine. She wrote In Pursuit of Flavor, The Taste of Country Cooking, The Edna Lewis Cookbook and co-wrote The Gift of Southern Cooking.
Diane Kochilas is a chef, author and cooking teacher. She serves as a consulting chef at three Greek restaurants and has written 18 books on Greek cuisine, including the IACP-awarded Glorious Foods of Greece. She appears regularly on television and has written for publications including the Washington Post, Dow Jones wire, Food & Wine, and Gourmet Live. She serves as the restaurant critic and food columnist for Greece’s largest daily paper, Ta Nea. Together with her husband, she owns and operates Glorious Greek Food, a cooking school on the Blue Zone island of Ikaria.
Katherine Whiteside is the author of several books, including The Way We Garden Now, Forcing, Etc., Antique Flowers and Classic Bulbs.
Pat Tanumihardja is an author and writer. She is the author of The Asisan Grandmothers Cookbook.
Emily Franklin is an author, writer and editor. She has written more than a dozen books for young adults, as well as Too Many Cooks: Kitchen Adventures with 1 Mom, 4 Kids and 102 New Recipes. Her writing and recipes have appeared in publications such as Parents, Parenting, Brain, Child, Parent & Child, and the Boston Globe.
Susan Loomis is an author, writer and cooking teacher. She is the author of nine books, most recently Nuts in the Kitchen. She has appeared on TV and radio programs, and her writing has been published in Gourmet, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Cooking Light, Travel & Leisure and The New York Times. She is a regular columnist for France Today.
Steven Raichlen is an author, journalist, cooking teacher and TV host. He is the author of the Barbecue Bible cooking series and creator of the "Barbecue University" television show. Named Cooking Teacher of the Year by Bon Appetit, Raichlen has won five James Beard awards and three IACP awards for his work.
David Rosengarten is a food writer, cookbook author and cooking teacher. He is the editor-in-chief of The Rosengarten Report, a James Beard award-winning newsletter. He is the author of several cookbooks, including It's All American Food, which won a James Beard award for Best American Cookbook. He has hosted or co-hosted more than 2,000 television shows, including "Taste," which won a James Beard award for Best National TV Cooking Show. Previously he served as a contributing editor for Gourmet.
Julie Sahni is a chef, cooking teacher and author. She is the owner of Julie Sahni's Indian Cooking School, which was nominated for an IACP award, and has served on the faculty of New York University's and Boston University's culinary arts programs. Her cookbooks include Classic Indian Cooking and Savoring India: Recipes and Reflections on Indian Cooking. She frequently writes for national newspapers and food and travel magazines, and also appears on TV.
Hannah Field is a baker who teaches oven and bread workshops. She is the co-author of Build Your Own Earth Oven.