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Heather Tallman is an Indianapolis-based food personality and family meal advocate, food writer, blogger, newspaper columnist and freelance writer.

Chef Ben Smith is a great supporter of the importance of seafood nutrition. His Tsunami Restaurant has been voted Best New Restaurant, Best Seafood, and Most Creative Menu.

Michael-Ann is an Emmy Award-winning food & travel journalist for her three-part documentary series, Off the Beaten Palate. She is the host of a seafood web cooking series, Put Your Best Fish Forward. Known as the Fishionista, Michael-Ann teaches viewers how to buy, cook and enjoy seafood.

Indianapolis’ sustainable seafood pioneer, Chef Ryan Nelson’s knowledge and dedication to ecologically sound food practices have gained him national recognition.

With over a decade of culinary experience, Chef Todd Mitgang heads the kitchen at the innovative seafood-focused Crave Fishbar in New York City.

Ryan Lopez is a private chef focused on sports nutrition, including NBA superstar Kevin Durant.

Ayanna Johnson is a private chef and owner of Chef Du Jour in Memphis, bringing bring Fresh Innovative and Delicious food back to the table.

Tim Hughes is the resident chef at Snapper Grabber’s, a Birmingham, Alabama-based seafood market that services daily customers and some of the largest restaurants and culinary outlets in the Southeast.

Kerry Heffernan is currently Chef at Grand Banks in New York, and has lead the kitchen at some of the city's most famous restaurants.

Tony Hang, Executive Chef of HEI Hotels & Resorts, has a philosophy of food to treat each ingredient with respect, let it shine, and not mask it.