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 Steve Raichlen Multi-award-winning author, journalist, cooking teacher, and TV host, Steven Raichlen is the man who reinvented barbecue. His best-selling Barbecue Bible cookbook series (4 million copies in print) and The Primal Grill and Barbecue University™ TV shows on PBS have helped people all over the world ascend the ladder of grilling enlightenment. |
 Alex McCord and husband Simon van Kempen are first and foremost the proud parents of two wonderful and endlessly energetic and creative children. They also happen to star in the hit Bravo television show The Real Housewives of New York City, where they all enjoy (or suffer at the hands of) a modicum of celebrity. The family of four (plus two cats) resides in a recently renovated brownstone in Brooklyn. |
 Joanne Weir is a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, cooking teacher, chef and public television personality. Joanne also teaches hands-on cooking courses in her professional kitchen in San Francisco, California. Awarded the very first IACP Julia Child Cooking Teacher Award of Excellence in 1999, Joanne shares a lifetime of experience that flavors everything she touches. |
 Alice Waters is a chef, author, and the proprietor of Chez Panisse. She is a pioneer of the culinary movement that holds that cooking should be based on the freshest seasonal ingredients that are produced sustainably and locally. She is the author of eight books, including The Art of Simple Food: Notes and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution.
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 Al FornoJohann Killeen & George Germon are chef-owners of Al Forno restaurant in Providence RI and authors of several books including Cucina Simpatica. Their simple renditions of food are rooted in various regions of Italy and re-crafted to reflect the products of New England's farms and waters. |
 Luisa Shafia is the author of Lucid Food and has a passion for heartfelt cooking, healthy eating, and anything that's eco-friendly and has to do with the kitchen. She is also an advocate of eating in ways that benefit ourselves and the world we live in. |
 Mario Batalifrom his restaurants and cookbooks to his vineyard and philanthropic efforts, everything that Mario Batali has achieved is bigger, bolder and more recognizable. Mario, together with his business partner Joe Bastianich, create magic night after night in his many twelve hotspots in New York City, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. |
 Peter Berley is a working chef, cookbook author, and culinary instructor. Peter's foremost concern is the development of local sustainable food systems and the fate of home cooking in America. Former executive chef of the world-renowned Angelica Kitchen restaurant in New York City, he is Chef at The Culinary Loft in NYC, holds classes at The Institute of Culinary Education and The Natural Gourmet Institute. |
 Terry Walters is all about good health - body, mind, and soul. For the past ten years, she has been teaching people to make delicious, healthy foods to nourish themselves and their families. She is a holistic health counselor, food educator, and motivational speaker and is devoted to teaching people how to make healthy choices. |
 Jamie Oliver gained notoriety with the hit TV show The Naked Chef and has gone on to author numerous books including Jamie's Food Revolution which has inspired an upcoming series on ABC. In addition, Jamie has opened restaurants and launched several campaigns to make the world a better place, and has also allowed a wider audience the opportunity to enjoy good food. |
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