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Damien Doute practices orthopedic surgery. He received his medical degree from Harvard University in 1993. His residency was at Johns Hopkins University. He was certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in 2001.

Barbara Brown Taylor teaches religion at Piedmont College in rural northeast Georgia and is an adjunct professor of spirituality at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. She is the author of twelve books. An at-large editor for *The Christian Century*, Taylor lives on a working farm with her husband and a yard full of animals.

John Cassidy is one of the country's leading business journalists. He has been a staff writer for *The New Yorker* since 1995, writing articles on topics such as the current economic crisis, Alan Greenspan, and the Iraqi oil industry. Previously he was Washington bureau chief, then business editor of *The Sunday Times* (London) and deputy editor of *The New York Post*. His first book, *Dot.con: How America Lost Its Mind and Money in the Internet Era*, was published in 2002.

Christopher Kimball founded *Cook's* magazine, a national magazine for cooking hobbyists, in 1980 and served as publisher and editorial director through 1989. In 1984, Chris founded the Who's Who of Cooking in America, to honor leading American chefs, restaurateurs, vintners, food writers, and food producers. In 1993, Chris relaunched Cook's magazine as* Cook's Illustrated* and in 2005 founded *Cook's Country*. Chris serves as publisher and editor of both magazines. Chris is also the host of *America's Test Kitchen*, a public television cooking show now in its eighth season. He is also the host and executive producer of a new TV show, *Cook's Country*, which aired with its first season in September 2008. Chris is a regular contributor to *NBC's The Today Show* and *The CBS Early Show* and has been featured in many publications, including *The New Yorker*, *The Wall Street Journal*, *The New York Times*, *People* magazine, *The New York Times Book Review*, *The Washington Post*, and *The Los Angeles Times*. Chris is also a columnist for the Boston-based TAB newspaper group. He was inducted into the Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America in 1996. He is also the author of *The Cook's Bible*, *The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook*, *Dear Charlie* (Christopher Award Winner), *The Dessert Bible*, and *The Kitchen Detective*. He lives in Boston and Vermont with his wife, Adrienne, daughters Whitney, Caroline, and Emily, and son, Charles.

Psychologist Paul Von Ward is known internationally for his studies on reincarnation and the concept of natural spirituality based in an evolving, self-learning universe. His academic degrees come from Florida State Univeristy and Harvard University, American University, and the University of Southern California.

R.A. Salvatore is one of the fantasy genre’s most successful writers. His books regularly appear on *The New York Times * best-seller lists and have sold more than 10,000,000 copies. Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins and four cats.

Bridget Lancaster, deputy editor of *Cook's Country* magazine, joined the *Cook's* team in 1998 and is responsible for all recipe testing and development in *Cook's Country*. She has worked on many of the company's cookbook projects and is also an on-screen test cook for *America's Test Kitchen*. She is also a cast member of the new TV show, *Cook's Country*, which aired with its first season in September 2008. Her career led her to work in various kitchens in the South and Northeast, concentrating on pastry, and she has also taught culinary classes and given live cooking demonstrations. Bridget's husband, Stephen, is a professional chef, and along with their two sons, they enjoy working on their favorite hobby--barbecue.

Jack Bishop is the editorial director of *America's Test Kitchen*. He joined the staff of *Cook's* magazine in 1988 and helped with the launch of *Cook's Illustrated* in 1993. He established the tasting protocols used in *America's Test Kitchen* and has authored dozens of articles for the magazine. Jack directed the launch of *Cook's Country* magazine and oversees editorial operations at both magazines. He is a cast member of *America's Test Kitchen*, the top-rated public television cooking show now in its eighth season. He is also a cast member of the new TV show *Cook's Country*, which aired with its first season in September 2008. Jack edited *The Best Recipe* (1999) and established the books division at *America's Test Kitchen*. He is the author of several cookbooks, including *A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen*, *Vegetables Every Day*, *The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook*, *Pasta e Verdura*, and *Lasagna*. Jack's wife, Lauren Chattman, is a cookbook author and former pastry chef. They have two daughters.

Julia Collin Davison is a senior editor for the books division of *America's Test Kitchen* and is an on-screen test cook for *America's Test Kitchen*. She is also a cast member of the new *TV show Cook's Country*, which aired with its first season in September 2008. She began working as a test cook for *Cook's Illustrated* in 1999 and is responsible for the food and recipe development for all *America's Test Kitchen* cookbooks. She holds an A.O.S. degree from the culinary institute of America and a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from SUNY Albany. Before coming to *America's Test Kitchen*, she worked in Albany, the Berkshires, San Francisco, and the Napa Valley at several restaurants, catering companies, schools, and wineries. Julia resides in Natick, Massachusetts, where she enjoys cooking with her husband, Ian, who is a fishmonger, and her daughter, Marta.

Adam Ried is the keeper of the Equipment Corner on *America's Test Kitchen*. He is also a cast member on the new TV show *Cook's Country*, which aired with its first season in September 2008. During his 10 years as an editor for *Cook's Illustrated*, Adam developed and edited recipes, wrote feature stories, and contributed to many other sections of the magazine, including the popular Quick Tips. Moreover, Adam bore primary responsibility for the highly respected kitchen equipment testing and ingredient tasting features at *Cook's Illustrated*. Now a contributor to *Cook's Country* magazine and the cooking columnist for *The Sunday Boston Globe Magazine*, Adam has taught cooking and food writing; written for local, national, and international publications; and consulted for restaurants and kitchen equipment manufacturers. He is a graduate of Macalester College and the culinary certificate program at Boston University.

Lauren Grodstein is the author of the collection *The Best of Animals* and a novel, *Reproduction is the Flaw of Love*. Her pseudonymous *Girls Dinner Club* was a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. Her work has been translated into German, Italian, and French. She is a professor of English and creative writing at Rutgers University.