Richard Blais is a chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author from the United States. He is known for his take on classic American cuisine and has appeared on the cooking reality show
Padma Lakshmi is an author, activist, model, and television host of Indian descent. She has been the host of Bravo’s cooking competition show, Top Chef, since season 2.
Evan Kleiman is a restaurant owner, chef, author, and radio host. She has been the host of KCRW’s Good Food since 1997. Her radio show won the IACP’s Best Audio Series award in 2012.
Masaharu Morimoto is a Japanese chef best known for his appearances as an Iron Chef on the Japanese cooking shows Iron Chef and its spinoff Iron Chef America. He is also known for his distinct food presentation style.
Ming Tsai is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality from the United States. Tsai’s restaurants have specialized in east-west fusion cuisine, with major stakes in Blue Ginger in Wellesley
Nilou Motamed is a television personality and Iranian-born American magazine editor. She appears as a recurring judge on the television show Iron Chef. Motamed was previously the Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine and Condé Nast’s Epicurious.
Melissa King is a television personality and Cantonese-American chef most known for her participation on the reality competition series Top Chef.
Brooke Williamson is a chef, media personality, and restaurateur from the United States. She is a Top Chef alumni and co-owner of Playa Provisions and Company for Dinner with her chef spouse.
Mark Dacascos is an actor, martial artist, and television personality from the United States. Between the ages of 7 and 18, he won numerous karate and kung fu tournaments.
Joyce Giraud is a model, actress, philanthropist, and film and television producer from Puerto Rico. First, in 1994, she participated in Miss World but did not make the top ten and lost to Miss India, Aishwarya Rai.