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Television personality, national bestselling author, celebrity chef and entrepreneur Lorraine Pascale has made a name for herself globally over the years through her delicious recipes, health and wellness guidance, inspired living and more. A household name in the UK, selling over one million books and starring in countless television series, Lorraine brought her expertise over to the US nearly 5 years ago and has become a staple in the Food Network family. She currently serves as a judge on Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship, Spring Baking Championship and Worst Bakers in America. Pascale got her start in the entertainment industry at just 16 years old, being discovered as a model and skyrocketing to fame throughout the 1990’s. She was the first black British model to appear on the cover of Elle Magazine (US), appeared in the1998 Sports Illustrated coveted swimsuit issue, and was the face of high-profile campaigns for Versace and Donna Karan. While modeling kept Pascale busy, she had aspirations to become an entrepreneur and found her niche after taking a diploma cookery course at the prestigious Leith's School of Food and Wine in London. She went on to graduate with first class honors, Summa Cum Laude in Culinary Arts Management at London’s University. During her final year of school, Pascale opened her first bakery in Covent Garden selling cakes, tray bakes, and cupcakes, and filmed her first television series Baking Made Easy for BBC 2. Pascale went on to film Home Cooking Made Easy, How to be a Better Cook for BBC and Cooking Channel’s Fresh, Fast and Easy Food. Her series have aired in over 70 countries worldwide. While Pascale has become a trusted name in television, she also landed the accolade of being the most-successful cookbook author in the UK, releasing six best-selling books. Her debut book, Baking Made Easy, was released in 2011. Additional titles include Home Cooking Made Easy, Fast, Fresh, and Easy Food, A Lighter Way to Bake, How to be a Better Cook, Everyday Easy, Eating Well Made Easy, Best of Lorraine and“Bake: 125 Show-Stopping Recipes, Made Simple. Pascale is currently penning her next book, which will focus on overall wellness, health and inspirational topics. Pascale was born to Jamaican parents and became a foster child shortly after birth. She was adopted at 18 months old, however her parents divorced when she was three and she went to live with her mother. At seven years old Pascale’s mother fell ill, and she landed back in the foster care system, living with several families. In 2014 Pascale filmed a documentary entitled Fostering & Me, in which she looked at her own experiences as a foster child and the experiences that other children have had. On the charity front, Pascale is a patron of TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust), the largest organization providing fostering and adoption services across the United Kingdom. In summer 2012, she was made the ambassador of the National Careers Service launching the service with Skills Minister John Hayes. Pascale also visits schools to talk to children and young adults, spreading positivity and motivation. Pascale currently splits her time between London, Los Angeles and New York City.

Stuart O'Keeffe is an accomplished celebrity and professional chef, known for his hearty but healthy meals. Growing up in Ireland, he first explored his passion for food while cooking alongside his mother. After graduating from high school, he attended culinary school at the Dublin Institute of Technology. In 2016 Stuart released his first cookbook, The Quick Six Fix, which offers no-fuss recipes that are full of flavor. He has also starred on Irish television in Stuart's Kitchen, and on Food Network's Private Chefs of Beverly Hills, as a judge on Chopped, and as a featured chef on OWN's Home Made Simple.

Ronnie Woo is the chef and owner of The Delicious Cook, an LA-based private chef company that specializes in four-star dining experiences. He is an accomplished professional chef and culinary personality celebrated by his fans and peers alike for his infectious personality and creative “Cali-Asian” cuisine, which combines fresh California flavors with Asian influences. Woo’s extensive travel around the world has helped him acquire new techniques and recipe inspiration, drawing from both his personal experiences and the chefs with whom he’s worked. He is a regular guest on various shows, including The Today Show, Rachael Ray, Food Network, The Kitchen, Pickler & Ben, Beat Bobby Flay, Hollywood Today Live, FABLife, Home & Family, and Home Made Simple on the OWN Network. Woo just launched his YouTube channel, starting with his first original series titled Craving Jetlag, which follows him as he travels the world tasting new cuisines, visits unique hotels, and experiences the local adventures and experiences.

In 1978, Ina Garten found herself working in the White House on nuclear energy policy and thinking, "There's got to be more to life than this!" She saw an ad for a small food store for sale in a place she'd never been: the Hamptons at the end of Long Island. She and her husband drove up to investigate and made the owner an offer on the spot. Two months later she found herself the owner of Barefoot Contessa, a 400-sq. ft. specialty food store.Twenty years later, Barefoot Contessa grew to a 3,000-square-foot food emporium where twenty cooks and bakers prepared the food. Twenty-five more employees worked in the store helping thousands of customers to choose breads, salads, dinners and baked goods to take home. In 1996, Ina sold the store to her employees. In 2003, the new owners of Barefoot Contessa decided to close their doors and go on to new adventures.In 1999, Ina wrote her first book, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, which was one of the best-selling cookbooks of the year. The book invites readers into her specialty food store and shares the recipes that made it such a success. In 2001, Ina followed with best-selling Barefoot Contessa Parties! in which she invites readers into her home and shares her ideas and recipes for having parties that are fun for all — including the host. Her follow-up cookbooks, Barefoot Contessa Family Style (2002), Barefoot in Paris (2004), Barefoot Contessa at Home (2006), Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics (2008), Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? (2010) Barefoot Contessa Foolproof (2012), Make It Ahead (2014) and Cooking for Jeffrey (2016) all continue her style of cooking with easy, delicious, and foolproof recipes that you can make at home.In 2006, Ina and her business partner Frank Newbold started a successful line of Barefoot Contessa Pantry products, comprised of baking mixes and sauces developed from recipes in her cookbooks.Ina has been a columnist for Martha Stewart Living magazine, O, the Oprah magazine and House Beautiful magazine.Ina lives in East Hampton, N.Y., and Southport, Conn., with her husband Jeffrey, who is a professor at the Yale School of Management.Ina currently hosts Barefoot Contessa on Food Network.