KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Celebrity Chef, Cookbook Author, Restaurateur; Healthy Eating & Hunger Relief Advocate; Founder of "Common Threads"

Chef, Restaurateur & Culinary Storyteller; Host of PBS's "A Chef's Life"; James Beard Award Winner

5X James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Entrepreneur & Humanitarian; Co-Owner of Zahav; Champion of Israeli Cuisine

Food Documentarian, Chef & Owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, KY; Author of "Buttermilk Graffiti" & "Smoke & Pickles"

Award-Winning Chef & NYT Best-Selling Author of "Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove"

Executive Chef, Founder & Owner of Chez Panisse; Sustainable Agriculture Advocate; Founder of Edible Schoolyard Project

Chef, Restaurant Owner, James Beard Award Winner

Chef & Pioneer of California Cuisine, Cookbook Author & TV Personality

James Beard Award-Winning Latin-American Iron Chef; TV Personality, Restauranteur & Philanthropist

Chef & Restaurateur; James Beard Award Winner; Founder of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink; Author of "Michael's Genuine Food"

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Pastry Chef & Creator of the Cronut

Chef, Restaurateur & Runner-up on "The Next Food Network Star"

Television & Film Celebrity Chef; Co-Founder of Kogi BBQ; Bestselling Author

Three-time James Beard Award Winning Chef

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Entrepreneur

Award-Winning Chef & Southern Cuisine Innovator; Finalist & Fan Favorite on "Top Chef"; Founder of Gunshow & Red Beard Restaurants

Chef & Owner of The Delicious Cook; Host of "Food to Get You Laid'

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur; Founder of MIDA & APIZZA; James Beard Award Nominee; Cookbook Author

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur; James Beard Award Semifinalist; Author of "Family Thai"; Drag Queen Performer Known as Suzy Wong