Mario Batali

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1. Mario Batali

   Author of Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home, Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages, The Babbo Cookbook

2. Lidia Bastianich

   Author of Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen, Lidia's Family Table: More Than 200 Fabulous Recipes to Enjoy Every Day-With Wonderful Ideas for Variations and Improvis, Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most

3. Rick Bayless

   Author of Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine, Mexico One Plate At A Time, Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time")

4. Giada De Laurentiis

   Author of Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes, Giada's Family Dinners, Everyday Pasta

5. Michael Ruhlman

   Author of The soul of a chef: the journey toward perfection, The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute, Charcuterie

6. Ruth Reichl

   Author of Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table

7. Anthony Bourdain

   Author of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines, Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking

8. Patricia Wells

   Author of The Paris Cookbook, The Provence Cookbook, Patricia Wells at Home in Provence: Recipes Inspired By Her Farmhouse In France

9. Thomas Keller

   Author of The French Laundry Cookbook, Bouchon, Ad Hoc at Home

10. Bobby Flay

    Author of Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook: Explosive Flavors from the Southwestern Kitchen, Bobby Flay's From My Kitchen to Your Table, Bobby Flay Cooks American: Great Regional Recipes with Sizzling New Flavors

11. James Peterson

    Author of Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making, Fish & Shellfish: The Definitive Cook's Companion, Glorious French Food: A Fresh Approach to the French Classics

12. Alice L. Waters

    Author of Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook, Chez Panisse Café Cookbook, Chez Panisse Pasta, Pizza, Calzone

13. Jacques Pépin

    Author of The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen, Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques, Jacques Pepin Celebrates

14. Jean-Georges Vongerichten

    Author of Simple to Spectacular: How to Take One Basic Recipe to Four Levels of Sophistication, Jean-Georges: Cooking At Home with a Four-Star Chef, Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges

15. Lynne Rossetto Kasper

    Author of The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food, The Italian Country Table: Home Cooking from Italy's Farmhouse Kitchens, The Splendid Table's How to Eat Weekends: New Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show

16. Ina Garten

    Author of Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients, Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun

17. Dorie Greenspan

    Author of Baking with Julia: Sift, Knead, Flute, Flour, And Savor..., Baking: From My Home to Yours, Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Herme

18. Marcella Hazan

    Author of The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, Marcella Says...: Italian Cooking Wisdom from the Legendary Teacher's Master Classes, with 120 of Her Irresistible New R

19. Jeffrey Steingarten

    Author of The Man Who Ate Everything, It must've been something I ate: the return of the man who ate everything

20. Tom Colicchio

    Author of Think Like a Chef, Craft of Cooking: Notes and Recipes from a Restaurant Kitchen