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Tyler Florence
Food Network Host | Cookbook Author | James Beard Nominee | Chef and Owner, Miller & Lux and Wayfare Tavern (San Francisco), Miller & Lux Hualalai (Kona)
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Mei Lin
Top Chef Winner and Celebrity Chef | James Beard Nominee | Chef / Partner of Daybird in Los Angeles
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Antoni Porowski
NYT Bestselling Author and Culinary Expert | Emmy-Winning Star of Queer Eye | Host of Nat Geo’s No Taste Like Home
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Sarah Welch
Top Chef | James Beard Nominee | Co-Founder and Partner at Marrow, Mink in Detroit | Owner of Umbo in Traverse City (Coming in 2026)
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![Headshot of Celina Tio]()
Celina Tio
Top Chef Masters and Iron Chef America | James Beard Award Winner | Chef and Owner, Belfry and Wolf Den in Kansas City, MO
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Kate Williams
Chef and Owner, Lady of the House, Candy Bar, and Karl's in Detroit | James Beard Nominee | Food & Wine’s Best New Restaurants
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![Debbie Gold]()
Debbie Gold
James Beard Award–Winning Chef | Top Chef Masters | Culinary Director at AMDP Restaurants
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Abra Berens
James Beard–Nominated Chef and Author | Advocate for Equitable Food Systems | Chef at Granor Farm in Michigan | Author of Ruffage, Grist, and Pulp
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Omar Anani
Chef and Owner, Saffron De Twah in Detroit | James Beard Nominee | Food Network Chopped Champion
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Ji Hye Kim
Chef and Owner, Miss Kim in Ann Arbor | James Beard Nominee | Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs
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![Amy Smart & Carter Oosterhouse couple photo on a red carpet]()
Amy Smart & Carter Oosterhouse
Actress and Television Personality | Bonobo Winery Co-owners | Founders of Carter's Kids
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![Jim Berger]()
Jim Berger
Co-Founder of High Noon Entertainment | Creator and Executive Producer of Food Network and related programming | Principal, Aspen Mountain Media
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![Matt Rodbard]()
Matt Rodbard
TASTE Magazine Founding Editor | NY Times Best Selling Author | James Beard Award Winner
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![Headshot of Susan Kostrzewa holding a wine glass]()
Susan Kostrzewa
Wine Journalist at JamesSuckling.com | Director-at-Large at Les Dames D'Escoffier New York | Wine Educator
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![Sayeh Tavangar tossing an orange]()
Sayeh Tavangar
International Chef and Culinary Educator | Former Broadcast Journalist (CBS, Reuters, Bloomberg) | Host of Upcoming Netflix Cooking Show | Food Network Guest | Expert in Persian and Global Cuisine
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![Jennifer Blakeslee]()
Jennifer Blakeslee
Co-Chef/Owner of The Cooks’ House, Traverse City | James Beard Nominee | Michelin-Starred Chef
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![Eric Patterson]()
Eric Patterson
Co-Chef/Owner of The Cooks’ House, Traverse City | Michelin-Starred Chef | James Beard Nominee
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![Thad Morrow]()
Thad Morrow
Founder of Bacaro in Champaign, IL | Former Wine Director at Blue Apron | Owner of Ladro Enoteca and Ladro Zero
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![AMANDA DANIELSON]()
Amanda Danielson
Founder of Trattoria Stella, Traverse City | Culinary Educator and Hospitality Leader | Founder of Dirt to Glass™ and Intentional Agriculture
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![Headshot of chef John Korycki]()
John Korycki
Estate Chef, Bistro Polaris at Black Star Farms | Owner and Tour Guide, Chef JK Travels
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![Emily Stewart]()
Emily Stewart
Pastry Chef and Co-Owner of Modern Bird | Former Pastry Lead at Bang Bang Pie | Alum of BOKA and Blackbird
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![Sarah Bobier]()
Sarah Bobier
Chef de Cuisine at Artisan, Traverse City | CIA Graduate and SkillsUSA Gold Medalist | Former Chef at NYC’s ABC Kitchen
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![Brian Fleuter]()
Brian Fleuter
Executive Chef at NOBO Riverside | Le Cordon Bleu–Trained | Former Chef at Tavern on the Green and Savoy
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