Andrew Zimmern

Andrew Zimmern is a four-time James Beard award-winning TV personality, chef, writer, teacher and social justice advocate. As the creator, executive producer and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods franchise, Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food, The Zimmern List, and Food Network’s Big Food Truck Tip, he has explored cultures in more than 170 countries, promoting impactful ways to think about, create and live with food.

He has written four books, appears monthly in Delta Sky Magazine, is a contributor at Food & Wine Magazine and an entrepreneur-in-residence at Babson College. Andrew is the founder of both Intuitive Content, a full-service television and digital production company, and Passport Hospitality, a restaurant and food service development company. He is devoted to his charitable endeavors and sits on the board of directors for Services for the UnderServed, Second Harvest Heartland and Taste of the NFL.

His life’s work is about demonstrating and promoting cultural acceptance, tolerance and understanding through food. More at www.andrewzimmern.com.

Buddy Valastro

Buddy Valastro is a fourth-generation baker born into the business owned & operated by his parents. Countless hours were spent in the bakery where his father, Buddy Sr., a master baker, taught Buddy everything about baking and running a business. They dreamed that together, they would make Carlo’s Bakery a household name.

In his 55,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility, Buddy and his staff whip up thousands of wedding cakes, specialty cakes and delicious Italian pastries. His award winning designs have been featured in countless bridal and baking magazines.

He is the star of TLC’s wildly popular show Cake Boss and Food Network’s Buddy vs. Duff.

To learn more visit carlosbakery.com and @carlosbakery @buddyvalastro.

Cat Cora

Cat Cora is a world renowned celebrity chef, restaurateur, television host and personality, actress, author, avid philanthropist, health and fitness expert, lifestyle entrepreneur and proud mother of six sons. The Jackson, Mississippi native, who trained at the Culinary Institute of America and went on to cook at two 3-star Michelin restaurants in France, made television history in 2005, when she became the first female Iron Chef on Food Network’s Iron Chef America. Since then, she shattered the glass ceiling as one of the first females to dominate the historically male culinary industry. Cat has blazed her own trail through the culinary world, becoming the first female inducted into The Culinary Hall of Fame. She has opened over 18 restaurants worldwide highlighting her platform on health, wellness and sustainability.  As well as, three successful cookbooks and a memoir. If that wasn't enough, She started Chefs for Humanity 14 years ago helping to raise funds and provide resources for important emergency, educational and hunger-related causes.

Cat will be the judge on ABC’s upcoming culinary competition series, “Family Food Fight.” To learn more visit CatCora.com and @catcora.