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For the past 15 years, Chef Tyler Florence (www.tylerflorence.com) has delighted the masses by sharing the sights, sounds and flavors of his unique culinary vision with fans around the world. After graduating from the prestigious culinary program at Johnson & Wales University, Florence tackled the Big Apple where he helmed multiple acclaimed restaurants and established himself as one of New York City’s finest young stars. In New York, he honed his culinary skills under the tutelage of some of the city's premier chefs, including Charlie Palmer at Aureole, Marta Pulini at Mad 61 and Rick Laakonen, ultimately becoming executive chef at Cafeteria. As the buzz about the charismatic young chef’s food picked up steam, a fresh new television network took notice; the rest is history. After more than 14 years as a Food Network star, Florence has taken his food and his wit across the globe, finely tuning what is regarded as one of America’s most important culinary voices. He has starred in such series as How to Boil Water, his cooking show for novices; Food 911, his hugely popular "recipe rescue" show; as well as his signature series, Tyler's Ultimate. Florence has also hosted numerous other Food Network shows and specials, including Planet Food, All American Festivals and My Country, My Kitchen. Tyler is also a regular guest on The Today Show, CNN, The View, The Tonight Show, Oprah, Access Hollywood, Extra, Good Morning America, and more. In July 2008, Tyler opened his first kitchen retail shop, The Tyler Florence Shop, in Mill Valley, Calif. Outposts will also be opening soon at San Francisco International Airport and in Napa. Adjacent to the Napa shop will be Tyler's new restaurant concept, Tyler Florence Rotisserie & Wine. Tyler also released two best-selling cookbooks in October 2008: Stirring the Pot and Dinner at My Place (Meredith Books). He also has three previously released books: Tyler’s Ultimate, Eat This Book and Real Kitchen (Clarkson Potter). In January 2009, Tyler launched his signature lines of steel-clad cookware and titanium cutlery on Home Shopping Network and at major retailers across the United States, including Macy’s, where Tyler is a member of the prestigious Macy’s Culinary Council. Also in 2009, Tyler opened his first signature restaurant, The Empire Plush Room, at the new Hotel Vertigo in San Francisco. In June 2010, Tyler opened his first signature restaurant, Wayfare Tavern, in San Francisco's Financial District and later opened the historic El Paseo in Mill Valley in fall 2010. Tyler lives in Mill Valley, Calif., with his wife, Tolan, and has three children: sons, Miles and Hayden, and daughter, Dorothy.

“Cookie nerd” is how Mindy Segal describes herself—and it’s a serious understatement. The Chicago-based pastry chef and restaurateur once spent years developing the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe (it’s “the measure of a great pastry chef,” she’s said), and in 2015 she published a cookbook entirely devoted to cookies, from peanut butter peanut brittle and malted-milk spritz to peaches-and-cream thumbprints and everything in between. The title Cookie Love, of course.Cookies are only Segal’s beginning. At her restaurant, Hot Chocolate, classical desserts get clever twists: There’s cucumber-yogurt sherbet with the blackberry-blueberry tart, her icebox brownie comes with chamomile cream and fernet hot fudge, and she serves nine (!) variations on the titular wintertime beverage. It’s that combination of creativity and attention to technique—honed early on at Charlie Trotter’s and Marché—that won her an Outstanding Pastry Chef award from the James Beard Foundation. Recently, Segal has turned her talent toward the world of weed, partnering with Cresco Labs to develop Mindy’s Edibles, an entire line of cannabis-infused treats, like brittles, granola bars, bites, and hot chocolate.For her first Panna recipe, however, Segal went for an all-star—the cinnamon-sugared Snickerdoodle, a hit in the 19th century and just as popular today, with kids and adults alike. Mindy's Restaurant:Hot Chocolate (Chicago, IL)Mindy's Book:Cookie Love (2017)