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Jinx and Jefferson Morgan have been contributing editors and columnists for Bon Appétit, and have also written for American Way and National Observer. The restaurant at their acclaimed Sugar Mill Hotel in the British Virgin Islands was proclaimed “the island’s top boutique hotel and its finest restaurant,” by Caribbean Travel & Life magazine. The Morgans live in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. 

Jane Murphy is a leading publisher of award-winning family media.  She received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop food programming for kids, which resulted in her video Kids Get Cooking.  Murphy divides her time between Boston and New York.

James Beard Award-nominated author Grace Parisi is the senior test kitchen associate at Food & Wine and the food and nutrition expert on Simplify Your Life. She is a frequent guest on Today, Good Morning America, and In Food Today. Parisi lives with her husband and two children in Brooklyn, New York.

Diane Phillips is the James Beard Award-nominated author of several cookbooks. She teaches her easy, elegant, do-ahead approach at cooking schools all over the country. She’s also served as a consultant and spokesperson to several prestigious companies in the food and hospitality industries. Phillips lives in San Diego, California. Visit DianePhillips.com for more about the author.

Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph.D., a psychotherapist, and William J. Pieper, M.D., a child psychiatrist, have successfully counseled thousands of children and parents. Martha Heineman Pieper received her B.A. from Radcliffe College and her doctorate from the University of Chicago; William J. Pieper, M.D., earned his B.S. and M.D. from the University of Illinois. The Piepers live in Chicago.

Brian Preston-Campbell is a professional food stylist and former chef. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, he has brought his talent for food styling to national ad campaigns for such companies as Starbucks, Absolut, Nestlé, Godiva, and Smucker’s. His creative food styling has also appeared in magazines such as O: The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Prevention, and Men’s Health. In addition, he was the food stylist for several books, including The Sneaky Chef and Good Spirits, winner of an IACP Cookbook Award for Food Photography and Styling. He lives in New York with his wife and two children.

Gale Pryor is a science writer and editor specializing in health and development. Her work has appeared in numerous parenting magazines and corporate and healthcare communications. She is the co-author, with her mother Karen Pryor, of the best-selling Nursing Your Baby, now in its fourth edition. Pryor lives with her husband and three sons in Belmont, Massachusetts.

A.J. Rathbun is a freelance writer on food and entertaining. His work has appeared in numerous national publications, including Every Day with Rachael Ray and Wine Enthusiast. He is the author of the IACP Award–winning Good Spirits, as well as Luscious Liqueurs, Party Snacks!, Party Drinks! and Wine Cocktails. He lives in Seattle, Washington. To learn more, visit Rathbun’s website at http://www.ajrathbun.com.

Robin Robertson is a veteran restaurant chef, cooking teacher, and an acclaimed writer.  She currently writes, promotes her books, and teaches workshops and classes on her innovative vegan and vegetarian cuisine in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she lives.

Diane Rosenbaum, Ph.D., is a clinical child psychologist.

Sally Sampson is a Boston-based food journalist and James Beard Award–nominated cookbook author whose work has appeared in Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Self, The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, and other publications. She lives with her family in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Roberta M. Scaer co-authored the first survey of board of directors of ASPO/Lamaze.

Liz Scott is a personal chef and caterer specializing in nutritional and dietary needs for recovery from illness and disease, including alcohol and drug dependence. She is a graduate of New York University and the French Culinary Institute in New York, and lives in New Jersey.

Dr. James Sears, a father of two, teaches at the University of California at Davis School of Medicine and has been featured on the PBS parenting series, Help Me Grow, as well as in Parenting and People magazines. Visit AskDrSears.com for more about the author.

Dr. Robert Sears is the father of three sons and has appeared on numerous national television shows to offer advice for new fathers. Visit AskDrSears.com for more about the author.