Kiko Denzer is an artist and builder who teaches oven and bread workshops. Denzer is also the co-author of Build Your Own Earth Oven and the author of Dig Your Hands in the Dirt.
Martha Rose Schulman is a chef, cookbook author, educator and food consultant. Her cookbooks have been nominated for James Beard and IACP awards, and her series, "Recipes for Health," appears online for The New York Times.
Christopher Hirsheimer is the cofounder of the Canal House cooking series, a writer and photographer. She served as food and design editor for Metropolitan Home magazine, and was one of the founders of Saveur magazine, where she was executive editor.
Melissa Hamilton is the cofounder of the Canal House cooking series. She cofounded the restaurant Hamilton's Grill Room in Lambertville, N.J., where she served as executive chef. She has worked at Martha Stewart Living, Cook's Illustrated and at Saveur as the food editor.
Silvena Rowe is a chef, restaurateur, author and writer. She is the author of several cookbooks, including Purple Citrus and Sweet Perfume, which won the 2011 Gourmand Award in Paris. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, The Independent, Sunday Times, Olive, Delicious, the Evening Standard and love it!. She served as a food consultant on David Cronenberg's 2007 film "Eastern Promises," and appears regularly on shows such as "Saturday Kitchen."
Domenica Marchetti is a cookbook author and food writer—she is the author of four books on Italian cooking as well as the blog Domenica Cooks. Her writing has appeared in Cooking Light, Fine Cooking, Food and Wine, Health and The Washington Post.
Janet Hurst is a writer, researcher and cheesemaker. She studied cheesemaking at the Vermont Institute of Artisan Cheese and the University of Guelph, Canada, as well as at small farms in Israel. She is the author of Homemade Cheese and blogs at In Pursuit of Cheese.
Zoë François is a pastry chef who teaches baking and pastry courses nationally, develops dessert menus for restaurants, and creates recipe content for The Cooking Channel, Fine Cooking Magazine, Cooking Club Magazine and zoebakes.com. She is co-author of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day and Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day.
Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., works as a consultant and academic focusing on health-improvement programs. He is the co-author of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day and Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day.
Vikas Khanna is a chef, restaurateur, food writer, filmmaker and host of the TV show "MasterChef India." He is the author of several cookbooks, including Flavors First: An Indian Chef's Culinary Journey. He is the founder of Cooking for Life and SAKIV organizations, which host events in support of relief efforts and awareness issues. Khanna has received several awards, including the Access to Freedom Award from SATH and The Shining Star Award from Just One Break, Inc. The documentary series "Holy Kitchens" was based on his journey to discover the spiritual foods that create shared identity.