Dave DeWitt

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1. Diana Kennedy

   Author of The Art of Mexican Cooking, From My Mexican Kitchen: Techniques and Ingredients, Mexican Regional Cooking

2. Dave DeWitt

   Author of The Pepper Garden, The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia: Everything You'll Ever Need To Know About Hot Peppers, With More Than 100 Recipes, The Habanero Cookbook

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, Salsas That Cook : Using Classic Salsas To Enliven Our Favorite Dishes

4. Bobby Flay

   Author of Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill: With More Than 125 Bold New Recipes, Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill: 125 Reasons to Light Your Fire!, Bobby Flay Cooks American: Great Regional Recipes with Sizzling New Flavors

5. Mary Sue Miliken

   Author of Mesa Mexicana, Cooking with Too Hot Tamales: Recipes & Tips From TV Food's Spiciest Cooking Duo

6. Mark C. Miller

   Author of Coyote Cafe, Tacos

7. Joyce Esersky Goldstein

   Author of Mediterranean the Beautiful Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from the Mediterranean Lands, Mediterranean Fresh: A Compendium of One-Plate Salad Meals and Mix-and-Match Dressings

8. Carol Field

   Author of The Italian Baker, In Nonna's Kitchen: Recipes and Traditions from Italy's Grandmothers

9. Mark Charles Miller

   Author of The Great Salsa Book, The Great Chile Book

10. Paul Prudhomme

    Author of Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen, Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fork in the Road, Fiery Foods That I Love

11. Jean Andrews

    Author of Red Hot Peppers/a Cookbook for the Not So Faint of Heart

12. Cheryl Alters Jamison

    Author of Smoke & Spice: Cooking with Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue, American Home Cooking: Over 300 Spirited Recipes Celebrating Our Rich Tradition of Home Cooking

13. Jeffrey Alford

    Author of Seductions of Rice, Flatbreads & Flavors, Home Baking: The Artful Mix of Flour and Traditions from Around the World

14. Madhur Jaffrey

    Author of Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian, Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking, The Madhur Jaffrey Cookbook: Over 650 Indian, Vegetarian and Eastern Recipes

15. Deborah Madison

    Author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, The Greens Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine From The Celebrated Restaurant, This Can't Be Tofu!: 75 Recipes to Cook Something You Never Thought You Would--and Love Every Bite

16. Christopher Schlesinger

    Author of Quick Pickles: Easy Recipes for Big Flavor, Grill It!

17. Fran McCullough

    Author of The Best American Recipes 2005-2006: The Year's Top Picks from Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and the Internet (The Best, The Best American Recipes 2001-2002

18. James Peterson

    Author of Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making, Essentials of Cooking, Simply Salmon

19. Patricia Quintana

    Author of Taste of Mexico

20. Joe Ortiz

    Author of The Village Baker: Classic Regional Breads from Europe and America