Emeril Lagasse is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author, and National Best Recipe award winner in 2003 for his “Turkey and Hot Sausage Chili” recipe.
Rocco DiSpirito is a James Beard Award-winning chef, health advocate, and the author of eleven critically acclaimed cookbooks, including five New York Times best-sellers. He lives in New York City.
Guy Fieri is a well-known American restaurateur, author, and Emmy Award-winning television host. He co-owns three restaurants in California
Rachael Ray is a celebrity chef, television personality, businesswoman, and author from the United States. She is the host of the syndicated daily talk and lifestyle show Rachael Ray, as well as the Food Network, show 30 Minute Meals.
Ina Garten is an American author, the host of the Food Network show Barefoot Contessa and a former White House Office of Management and Budget staff member.
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.