Michael Mina is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author from the United States. He founded the Mina Group, a restaurant management company with over 40 locations worldwide.
Gary Danko is a chef from the United States. In his cooking, he combines French, Mediterranean, and American styles. In San Francisco, California, he is best known for his eponymous restaurant.
Lidia Bastianich is a celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur of Italian descent. Bastianich, who specializes in Italian and Italian-American cuisine, has been a regular contributor to public television cooking shows since 1998.
Rick Bayless is a chef and restaurateur from the United States who specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine with modern twists.
Dan Barber is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill in Manhattan as well as Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, New York. He wrote the book The Third Plate.
Alton Brown is a television personality, food show host, chef, author, actor, cinematographer, and musician from the United States. He is the creator and host of the 14-season Food Network television show Good Eats
Aliya LeeKong is a television personality and the author of the cookbook Exotic Table: Flavors, Inspiration, and Recipes from Around the World – to Your Kitchen.
Mark Bittman is a food journalist, author, and former New York Times, columnist. He is currently a fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Bittman has promoted the VB6 (Vegan Before 6:00) diet, which is a semi-vegan diet.
Giada De Laurentiis is a television personality, author, and Italian-American chef. She was the host of Giada at Home on the Food Network.
Ming Tsai is a restaurateur, television personality, celebrity chef, and former professional squash player from the United States. Tsai’s restaurants have specialized in east-west fusion cuisine