Ming Tsai is a fusion cuisine chef and restaurateur who currently hosts two cooking shows – Ming's Quest on the Fine Living television channel and Simply Ming on American Public Television – and formerly hosted East Meets West on the Food Network, for which he won an Emmy Award. He has appeared as a challenger chef on the Food Network's... read full bio
Missy is the former publisher of Eating Well magazine and the founder of a natural baby product line Baby Spa. She is currently on the Culinary Arts faculty of The New School, in New York City, and operates The Sneaky Chef workshops, which is a program of cooking classes and demonstrations that teach families how to eat healthier. She is... read full bio
Celebrity chef and active participant on the competitive barbecue circuit, Myron Mixon is a four-time barbecue World Champion. He also serves as a judge on Destination America reality television show BBQ Pitmasters. Mixon has won so many awards during his BBQ career, that he has earned the nickname of “the winningest man in barbecue.” Throughout his career, he was won... read full bio
Rome will always serve as Nadia "The Pasta Queen" Caterina Munno's home, having been raised in The Eternal City, surrounded by pasta. She hails from a long line of pasta producers, and her family established a pasta factory in Southern Italy in the 1800s. They were called the "Macaroni" and still are. She so came from a pasta dynasty, if... read full bio
Nigella Lawson is the author of nine best-selling books – including her iconic first book, How to Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food and Nigella Express: Good Food Fast which sold over one million copies in the UK alone – which, together with several successful TV series and her iPhone and iPad Apps, Nigella Quick Collection, have made... read full bio
"Nora Pouillon embodies the idea of healthy living She has been a longtime advocate for increasing the quality and nutritional value of our food supply. Chef and owner of Restaurant Nora and Asia Nora, she is a pioneer who first introduced organic dining to the Washington area over twenty two years ago. Restaurant Nora became the first certified organic restaurant... read full bio
Padma Lakshmi, already known internationally as an actress, model, and award-winning writer, is most recognized as the host of the top-rated TV series Top Chef on Bravo. Lakshmi's three cookbooks, 'Easy Exotic', ‘The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs’, and 'Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet' encompass her love of international cuisine and desire for easy to follow recipes. Easy Exotic is... read full bio
At the age of ten, Pat LaFrieda made his first venture into the meat industry in the summer of 1981, when he began studying the ins and outs of the meat trade under the careful supervision of his ancestors. The summer of that year altered the trajectory of his life. After 28 years, he now owns and runs the most... read full bio
Restaurateur Pat Neely has also made an impact as a television personality and author. He, along with ex wife Gina Neely, co-own Neely's Bar-B-Que restaurant in the downtown area of Memphis, Tennessee. The two of them also host two of the most popular Food Network programs, Down Home with the Neelys and Road Tasted with the Neelys. The husband and... read full bio
Paul Hollywood is a world-renowned baker, as well as television competition judge on the hit series The Great British Bake Off and The American Baking Competition, as well as judge for The Baking Industry Awards. He has been the head baker at some of the most elite hotels, including Cliveden, The Chester Grosvenor and The Dorchester, earning a reputation as... read full bio
Star of the A&E reality series, Wahlburgers, Chef Paul Wahlberg is one of nine siblings, which include his famous younger brothers, actor Mark Wahlberg and musician/actor Donnie Wahlberg. While Mark and Donnie spent childhood day-dreaming of their inevitable rise to fame as performers, Paul spent his time in the family kitchen with his mother Alma. When he was 16, he... read full bio
She is the quintessential American success story, a best-selling author and a television show host, a tastemaker to the stars and to the everyday housewife and family. She is Paula Deen, a down-home, strong willed mom who overcame personal tragedy, long odds, financial and physical challenges to carve one of the most effective and wide ranging entertainment brands that exists... read full bio
The most well-known Thai mother and Yai (grandma) in America is TV personality and New York Times bestselling food author Pepper Teigen. Her show, Getting Spicy with Pepper Teigen, which airs on the Food Network and Discovery Plus, is hosted by the woman affectionately known as "Pepper Thai" for her love of hot peppers. Her love of food stems from her... read full bio
Renowned French chef Pierre Gagnaire owns the restaurant of the same name, at 6 rue Balzac in Paris, and is also Head Chef of Sketch in London. The former specializes in modern French cuisine, and has earned three Michelin stars. Both restaurants have been included in the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants by industry magazine Restaurant, with Pierre Gagnaire... read full bio
"Rachel Ray was recruited by Cowan & Lobel, a large gourmet market in Albany, to be its food buyer. Rachel Ray turned the job into dual positions as food buyer and chef. As a way to increase grocery sales during the holidays, Rachel Ray began a series of cooking classes. The 30 Minute Meals classes became so popular that the... read full bio
Ree Drummond is an American blogger, photographer, and food writer. She lives in Oklahoma and her blog, Confessions of a Pioneer Woman (also known as The Pioneer Woman) is about her life as a rural wife and mother, and is famous for it's amazing recipes as it was named Weblog of the Year at the Bloggies. She has released two... read full bio
Richard Blais is an America chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author, best known for competing on “Top Chef” and going back to “Top Chef: All-Stars”, which he won. He went to The Culinary Institute of America where he earned his AOS in culinary arts and started his work as a chef working at McDonald’s. He has worked alongside big names... read full bio
Richard Sandoval’s career as a chef and restaurateur has evolved to include serving as a culinary consultant, television personality, cookbook author and brand ambassador. RichardSandoval Restaurants (RSR) is now a leading international restaurant group with over 35 concepts spanning Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New York, Virginia and Washington, D.C., as well as in Dubai, Mexico, Qatar and Serbia. Restaurant... read full bio
Rick Bayless was chosen “Best New Chef of 1988”by Food and Wine magazine; the James Beard Foundation voted him “Best American Chef: Midwest”; and he won both the Beard Foundation”s National Chef of the Year award and the International Association of Culinary Professional”s Chef of the Year award. Rick Bayless has been inducted into the prestigious Who”s Who of American... read full bio
Rick Browne is a consultant, pitmaster, writer, photographer, and critic of restaurants. Additionally, he is coauthor of The Barbecue America Cookbook and the authors of Grilling America and The Frequent Fryer Cookbook (Regan Books, NY) (The Lyons Press, 2002). Only a select few people in the United States, including renowned grilling and barbecue specialist Browne, have been awarded an honorary... read full bio
