Chef Rick Bayless has brought authentic Mexican cooking to America through his Chicago restaurants (Topolobampo, Frontera Grill, Xoco, Leña Brava), 9 cookbooks, TV shows and specialty foods. Recipient of the 2016 Julia Child Award, Rick discusses his...

Pearls of caviar are prized by culinary connoisseurs. John Knierim, Vice President for Italy's Calvisius Caviar, explains different types of caviar, sourcing and production, sustainable best practices and how to purchase the real deal versus a...

Made in Barbados, Mount Gay, est. 1703, is the world's oldest rum. Mount Gay Master Blender Allen Smith explains the British style of rum and, specifically, the Mount Gay style which includes a new series offering both copper pot and copper column...

Chef David Waltuck and wife Karen oversaw New York Times Four Star Chanterelle restaurant which served his special style of nouvelle cuisine for 30 years. As Director of Culinary Programs at Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) David now focuses on...

Denmark's Claus Meyer has been called The Founder of New Nordic Cuisine Movement as shown through his TV shows, cookbooks and world renowned restaurant, noma. He's made a presence in New York with Agern restaurant, Great Northern Food Hall, Meyer's...

Founder of Nirmala's Kitchen, Nirmala Narine travels the world in search of spices which she sells to top chefs and retailers. Nirmala learned to cook with spices in her native Guyana as a young girl. She is host of the TV show, "Nirmala's Spice...

Nancy Harmon Jenkins is a prolific writer and speaker on global foodways. She is an expert on olive oil and Mediterranean cooking and author of numerous books on these subjects. Daughter Sara Jenkins is chef/owner of Porchetta and Porsena in New York...

Kevin Zraly's Windows on the World Wine School caps a 40 year run in 2016. His bestselling Windows on the World Wine Course book is in its 31st printing. Kevin shares his views on how the wine world has changed, why women have better palates, and the...

Two authors with delicious books! Wine marketing maven Lisa Mattson produces an award winning blog for Jordan Vineyard & Winery in Sonoma. But it's in her book, The Exes in My Glass: How I Refined My Taste in Men & Alcohol, where she uncorks her own...

Bill Yosses served as White House Executive Pastry Chef for seven years (Bush and Obama administrations). His foundation, Kitchen Garden Laboratory, teaches food literacy to young people through STEM: Science + Technology + Math Education. Bill is...