Joanna Gaines is the co-founder of Magnolia, a home and lifestyle brand, a bestselling author, and editor-in-chief of Magnolia Journal. Alongside her passion for design and food, nothing inspires Jo more than time at home with family—messing with recipes in the kitchen or planting something in the garden.

Culinary multi-hyphenate Andrew Zimmern has devoted his life to exploring and promoting cultural acceptance and understanding through food.

Celebrated pastry chef and cookbook author Zoë François makes baking accessible and empowering to all skill levels.

Casey Corn is a classically trained chef and food anthropologist. She is passionate about not only learning how to cook a recipe, but also how food connects us, why we cook the way we do, and why we eat the things we do.

Megan Mitchell is an-LA based chef focusing on healthy, approachable, and easy cooking. After culinary school, she worked as a pastry chef and food stylist for television. She then stepped in front of the camera for her grilling series, Grill Next Door, which led to hosting other cooking and grilling shows.

Becki Shepherd first fell in love with cooking and the power of a home-cooked meal in her grandmother’s kitchen. Now, as Head of Magnolia’s Food Team, she weaves food into the Magnolia experience, along with her belief that sharing a good meal with those around you is always time well spent.

Known as half of the husband-and-wife duo Johnnyswim, Abner is a multi-talented baker and home cook with a passion for preserving family recipes and sharing heartwarming meals with friends.