Culinary director of California's Valley Oaks Food & Wine Center.

• Wrote From the Earth to the Table: John Ash''s Wine Country Classics, which won the 1995 Julia Child award for Cookbook of the Year

American chef who specializes in Mexican cuisine.

• Named 1995 Best Chef of the Year by the International Association of Cooking Professionals

Parisian chef and cookbook author.

• This most famous of all chefs wanted to be a sculptor, but was forced to work in his uncle''s kitchen instead

Owner of Hammersley's Bistro in Boston.

• Received the 1995 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Northeast

Co-owner and executive chef of California's Campanile restaurant.

• Co-author, with his wife, of Mark Peel and Nancy Silverton at Home: Two Chefs Cook for Family and Friends

Food columnist, cookbook author, and founding director of the Caribbean cooking school Cooking in Paradise.

• Wrote Miami Spice, which won the 1994 Julia Child Award for Best Regional American Cookbook

Owner of Emeril's Restaurant in New Orleans.

• Received a James Beard Award for Best Southeast Regional Chef

French chef who owns restaurants in New York and London.

• Received the 1995 Robert Mondavi Culinary Award of Excellence

Chef and cookbook author.

• Wrote James McNair Cooks Italian

Chef, prolific cookbook author, and star of several TV cooking shows.

• Wrote Today''s Gourmet

Chef and co-owner of the Richmond, Virginia restaurant The Frog and the Redneck.

• Studied under the famous chef Jean-Louis Palladin, who provided the French influence reflected in his restaurant''s name

Chef at Lespinasse in New York City.

• Received the 1994 Moreau Award for Chef of the Year

Chef and owner of Patina Restaurant and Pinot Bistro in Los Angeles.

• Winner of the 1991 James Beard Award for Best California Chef

Chef of Schwarzwald Stube, in the five-star Kur-und Sporthotel in Tonbach, Germany.

• A Michelin 3-star chef

Chef at Jean-Louis, in the Watergate Hotel.

• In 1975, became the youngest chef ever to receive two stars from Michelin

Co-owner and head chef of San Francisco's Fleur de Lys restaurant.

• The first guest chef ever to work in the White House, he fixed a gourmet, low-fat dinner for the Clintons

French chef and restauranteur.

• Considered by many the Grand Master of Haute Cuisine

Chef and culinary entrepreneur who has his own line of gourmet frozen foods.

• Owner of the famous Spago restaurant

Louisiana-born chef, cookbook author, and star of his own TV cooking series.

• Wrote Fiery Foods That I Love

American chef and author who served as a spokesperson for American cooking.

• Wrote Beard on Bread

Chef at The French Laundry in Yountville, California.

• Winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for best chef in California

Italian chef. Proprietor of Galileo in Washington, DC.

• Winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for best chef of the Mid-Atlantic region

Chef and restauranteur. Owner of Alan Wong's in Honolulu.

• Winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for best chef of the Northwest

Chef for the dining room at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta.

• Winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for best chef of the Southeast

Chef at the Coyote Cafe in Santa Fe.

• Winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for best chef of the Southwest

Executive Chef at the Tavern on the Green in Greenwich Village.

• 1994 winner of the James Beard Award for best chef of the Mid-Atlantic region

English chef.

• Executive chef of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec

Italian chef and cookbook author who starred in his own public television series.

• Wrote Bugialli on Pasta

American chef, restauranteur, and author of lavishly illustrated cookbooks.

• Owner of Chicago''s five-star Charlie Trotter''s Restaurant

Chef at Stars restaurant in San Francisco.

• Winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef

Owner of the Ballymaloe Cooking School, author of several cookbooks, and star of her own cooking show on Irish television.

• In 1995, cooked a St. Patrick''s Day breakfast for President Clinton and 150 guests

Canadian chef. Head chef of Fuller's in Seattle since 1992.

• Received the 1994 James Beard Award for Best Chef of the Pacific Northwest

American chef. Author of many cookbooks and star of several TV series on cooking.

• Undoubtedly the most famous female chef in history

American food writer and consulting chef.

• Wrote Little Meals: A Great New Way to Eat & Cook, which won a 1994 James Beard award

American chef, cookbook author and food writer.

• Food columnist for the New York Times Sunday Magazine

American pastry chef; owner of California's La Brea Bakery and co-owner of Campanile restaurant.

• Co-author, with her husband, of Mark Peel and Nancy Silverton at Home: Two Chefs Cook for Family and Friends

Food critic and cookbook author.

• Wrote The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup

Chef and cookbook author.

• Wrote The New Food Lover''s Companion

French chef, culinary educator and cookbook author.

• Director of the School of American Chefs

Pastry chef at the Highlands Inn in Carmel, California.

• Winner of the 1989 United States Pastry Competition

Chef and co-owner of Bayona, in New Orleans.

• 1993 winner of the James Beard Award for Best Southeast Regional Chef

Chef and owner of two Washington, DC restaurants. A leading advocate of sustainable organic agriculture.

• Author of Cooking with Nora

Chef, cookbook author, and radio/TV personality.

• Author of New Southern Cooking

Pastry chef and owner of Sarabeth's in New York City.

• Winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef

Cooking instructor and cookbook author who specializes in Vietnamese cuisine.

• Wrote The Foods of Vietnam

American chef and cookbook author.

• Wrote The Heritage of Southern Cooking

Cookbook author and television personality who specializes in Italian cuisine.

• Executive chef and co-owner of New York''s Felidia, Beco and Frico

American educator, dietitian and cookbook author.

• Founded Miss Farmer''s School of Cookery; wrote the Boston Cooking-School Cookbook, 1896