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JODY ADAMS
Porto, Trade, Saloniki Greek
Boston, MA
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JEREMY ALSTON
Magnolia Meat & Grocery
Foley, AL
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ANDREAS ANASTASSAKIS
The Bright Star Restaurant
Bessemer, AL
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AUDREY ATKINS
Storyteller
Freelance writer and editor
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YAWAH AWOLOWO
Storyteller
Farmer/teacher of Agriculture and culinary artistry
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DAVID BANCROFT
Acre, Bow & Arrow
Auburn, AL
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KELSEY BARNARD CLARK
KBC Eatery
Dothan, AL
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RITA BERNHARDT
Luca Lagotto, Pihakis Restaurant Group
Birmingham, AL
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VISHWESH BHATT
Snackbar
Oxford, MS
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KYLE BIDDY
Little Betty Steak Bar
Birmingham, AL
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RUSS BODNER
Back Forty Beer Company Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
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MATT BOLUS
The 404 Kitchen
Nashville, TN
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KRISTINE BROWN
Pihakis Restaurant Group
Birmingham, AL
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MARC ANTHONY BYNUM
Marc Bynum Concepts
Birmingham, AL
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ANNE BRYN
Cookbook Author
Nashville, TN
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BRANDON CAIN
Saw's BBQ
Birmingham, AL
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MIRIAM CALLEJA
Storyteller
Freelance poet, nonfiction/fiction writer, workshop leader, and translator
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GIOVANNI CERVANTES
Taqueria Ramirez
Brooklyn, NY
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GREGORY COLLIER
3rd and Fernwood
Charlotte, NC
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ANDREW COLLINS
Cayo Coco Rum Bar & Restaurant
Birmingham, AL
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JEFFREY COMPTON
Armour House
Birmingham, AL
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MIKE DAVIS
Terra
Columbia, SC
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WIL DRAKE
HERO, Pihakis Restaurant Group
Birmingham, AL
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ADAM EVANS
Current Charcoal Grill
Birmingham, AL
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HUNTER EVANS
Elvie’s
Jackson, MS
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SID EVANS
Southern Living
Birmingham, AL
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SUZANNE GIBSON
Current Charcoal Grill
Birmingham, AL
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ADAM GRUSIN
Stitt Restaurant Group
Birmingham, AL
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FANOULA GULAS
The Greek Kouzina
Homewood, AL
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CARLA HALL
Chef, Author, Television Host
Washington, DC
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ROSCOE HALL
Birmingham, AL
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JESSICA B. HARRIS
Author, Culinary Historian
Brooklyn, NY, New Orleans, LA, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
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JONATHAN HARRISON
Chef Jonathan Harrison
Birmingham, AL
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AMARYS AND JORDAN HERNDON
Palm&Pine
New Orleans, LA
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TIMOTHY HONTZAS
Johnny’s Restaurant
Homewood, AL
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CHRIS IPPOLITO
Cayo Coco Rum Bar & Restaurant
Birmingham, AL
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CATHERINE JESSEE
Storyteller
Assistant Digital Food Editor, Southern Living
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LUKE JOSEPH
Current Charcoal Grill
Birmingham, AL
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ADEEBA KHAN
Shu shop
Birmingham, AL
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VICTOR KING
The Essential, La Fete
Birmingham, AL
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ALEXIS KIMBROUGH
Storyteller
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CHEETIE KUMAR
Ajja
Raleigh, NC
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CHRISTINE LAU
The CLAU Group
New York, NY
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CHRIS, ANDREW, & JACOB LILLY
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
Decatur, AL
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JOHN LITZINGER
The Son of A Butcher
Birmingham, AL
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JAMES LONDON
Chubby Fish
Charleston, SC
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PAT MARTIN
Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint
Birmingham, AL
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ROB MCDANIEL
Helen
Birmingham, AL
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JOSÉ MEDINA CAMACHO
Adiõs
Birmingham, AL
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JESUS MENDEZ
Salud Taqueria
Birmingham, AL
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BEN MCPHERSON
Miracle Pizza Co
Birmingham, AL
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BRIAN MORRIS
Hattie B's Hot Chicken
Nashville, TN
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ROBBIE NICOLAISEN
The Hound
Auburn, AL
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LINDSEY NOTO KING
Feast Bham
Mountain Brook, AL
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GERI-MARTHA O'HARA
Big Spoon Creamery
Birmingham, AL
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KARIMA MOOR
Storyteller
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RYAN O'HARA
Big Spoon Creamery
Birmingham, AL
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MONICA PALMA-RUIZ
The Collins Bar
Birmingham, AL
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LEE PANTAZIS
Gus's Hotdogs
Birmingham, AL
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PAT PASCARELLA
The Prochetta Group
Decatur, GA
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PHILLIP POWELL
Aww Shucks Gourmet Fire Roasted Corn
Birmingham, AL
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THOMAS PRICE
1856 - Culinary Residence
Auburn, AL
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JESS PRYLES
Hardcore Carnivore
Austin, TX
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MING PU
Brooklyn and the Butcher, Outcast Fish & Oyster Bar, Exchange Pub & Kitchen
New Albany, IN
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GLENN ROBERTS
Anson Mills
Columbia, SC
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JUSTIN ROBINSON
The Chef JRob Experience
Atlanta, GA
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CHASE RODGERS
Huntsville, AL
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JOSH SCHAFF
Cayo Coco Rum Bar & Restaurant
Birmingham, AL
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LAURA SECORD
Storyteller
poet, storyteller, teaching artist
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FATIMA SHABAZZ
Storyteller
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TANESHA SIMS-SUMMERS
Storyteller
Naughty But Nice Kettle Co.
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JASMINE SMITH
Storyteller
Recipe Developer & Tester, Culinary Producer
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FRANK STITT
Stitt Restaurant Group
Birmingham, AL
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JACOB STULL
RÊVE
Birmingham, AL
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VAN SYKES
Bob Sykes Bar B Q Restaurant
Bessemer, AL
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JASON TEMPLIN
Shu Shop
Birmingham, AL
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DWAYNE THOMPSON
Big Daddy Sauces BBQ
Birmingham, AL
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LAVARIS TINKER
Dreamland BBQ
Birmingham, AL
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TASOS AND BEBA TOULOUPIS
Ted’s Restaurant
Birmingham, AL
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RUSTY TUCKER
Rusty's Bar-B-Q
Leeds, AL
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NICKY VANN TISDALE
Tucana Tiki
Birmingham, AL
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MICHELLE WALLACE
b'tween sandwich co.
Houston, TX
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NICK WALLACE
Nick Wallace Culinary
Jackson, MS
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RYAN WESTOVER
Pizza Grace
Birmingham, AL
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SEDESH WILKERSON
The Anvil Pub and Grill
Hoover, AL
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JACOBI WILLIAMS
Automatic Seafood & Oysters
Birmingham, AL
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BRIAN WOLFE
The Son of a Butcher
Birmingham, AL
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LISA MARIE WHITE
Biscuit Love
Nashville, TN
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MARK WHITE
Magnolia Meat & Grocery
Foley, AL
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PAUL YECK
Pihakis Restaurant Group
Birmingham, AL