Dan Simon is a CNN correspondent in San Francisco. Since joining the network in 2005, he has covered a wide range of stories for the network, including Hurricane Katrina

Martin Savidge is an award-winning television news correspondent who is both Canadian and American. He was a special correspondent for NBC News

Thomas Keller is a chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author from the United States. He and his landmark Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville

Tom Colicchio is a well-known American chef. He co-founded the Gramercy Tavern in New York City, where he previously worked as a co-owner and executive chef.

Laurie Dhue is a television journalist from the United States. Dhue hosted episodes of TheBlaze’s investigative journalism newsmagazine

David Chang is a restaurateur, author, podcaster, and television personality from the United States. He founded the Momofuku restaurant group

Alice Waters is a chef, restaurateur, and author from the United States. She is the founder and owner of Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, California

Nancy Silverton is a chef, baker, and author from the United States. Silverton received the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Chef Award in 2014 for her role in popularizing sourdough and artisan bread in the United States.

Mario Batali is a chef, author, and restaurateur from the United States. Batali has co-owned restaurants in New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Newport Beach, California, as well as Boston, Singapore, Westport, Connecticut, and New Haven, Connecticut.

Grant Achatz is a well-known American chef and restaurateur who has made significant contributions to molecular gastronomy and progressive cuisine.