Dan Barber is the chef/owner of Blue Hill in Greenwich Village and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown, New York.
Matt and Ted Lee are the authors of 'Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World's Riskiest Business.'
Gail Simmons is a food writer and judge on Bravo's 'Top Chef.' And, like Hugh Acheson, she is Canadian.
Flynn McGarry is the chef of the New York restaurant Gem and the subject of the new Hulu documentary 'Chef Flynn.'
Ruth Reichl is the former editor of Gourmet and author of the new book, Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir.
Adam Platt is the food critic for New York Magazine, knows the cool restaurants, and has a funny Twitter account name (@Plattypants). Chef Simone Tong makes a cameo in this episode and more or less steals it with a sandwich.
Michael Stipe is an actual rock star and once brought Ben Affleck to Hugh Acheson's restaurant Five and Ten in Athens.
Anita Lo (@AnitaLoNYC) is a Michelin-rated New York chef, former contestant on Top Chef Masters, and author of Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One.
Kelsey Barnard Clark the owner and executive chef of KBC restaurant and catering in Dothan, Alabama. She's a finalist this season on 'Top Chef' and a great foodie follow on Instagram (@KelseyBarnardClark).
How much should a taco cost? Alex Stupak (@AlexStupak), the chef/owner of Empellon in New York, explains.