Tom Colicchio

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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Thomas Keller

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

5. Jacques Pépin

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

6. 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

7. Tom Colicchio

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

8. 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

9. Eric Ripert

   Author of A Return to Cooking, On the Line

10. Jeffrey Steingarten

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

11. Daniel Boulud

    Author of Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud Cookbook: French-American Recipes for the Home Cook, Braise: A Journey Through International Cuisine

12. Mario Batali

    Author of Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages, The Babbo Cookbook

13. Paul Bertolli

    Author of Chez Panisse Cooking, Cooking by Hand

14. Paula Wolfert

    Author of The Cooking of Southwest France : Recipes from France's Magnificent Rustic Cuisine, The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen: Recipes for the Passionate Cook

15. Culinary Institute of America

    Author of Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft, The Culinary Institute of America Cookbook: A Collection of Our Favorite Recipes for the Home Chef, Vegetables

16. Andrew Dornenburg

    Author of Culinary Artistry, Becoming a Chef

17. Robert L. Wolke

    Author of What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained, What Einstein Told His Cook 2

18. Kimberly Witherspoon

    Author of How I Learned to Cook: Culinary Educations from the World's Greatest Chefs

19. Alice L. Waters

    Author of Chez Panisse Café Cookbook

20. Patrick O'Connell

    Author of Patrick O'Connell's Refined American Cuisine: The Inn at Little Washington, The Inn at Little Washington Cookbook: A Consuming Passion