R. W. Apple, Jr., Associate Editor, The New York Times

Michael and Ariane Batterberry, Founders of Food Arts and Food and Wine magazines, New York

Rick Bayless, Chef/owner of restaurants Frontera Grill and Topolobombo, Chicago; author

Darrell Corti, Grocer and wine merchant, Corti Brothers, Sacramento

Lee Svitak Dean, Food editor, Minneapolis Star Tribune

John T. Edge, Director, Southern Foodways Alliance, Mississippi

Darra Goldstein, Editor in Chief, Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture

Howdy Holmes, Jiffy Mix, Chelsea, Michgan

Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Host, The Splendid Table, American Public Media, Minnesota

Brian J. Maynard, Director of Marketing, KitchenAid, Benton Harbor, Michigan

Paul McIlhenny, President/CEO McIlhenny Company, Avery Island, Louisiana

Sara Moulton, Gourmet, Food Network, ABC Good Morning America

Paul Saginaw, Co-founding partner, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, Ann Arbor

Andy Smith, Culinary historian; Editor, Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, New York

Linda Upton, Tabor Hill Winery & Restaurant, Buchanan, Michigan

Anne Willan, Founder, ƒcole de Cuisine la Varenne, France; author, The Great Cooks and Their Recipes

Ari Weinzweig, Co-founding partner, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, Ann Arbor