Manhattan, New York and East Hampton, New York
  Florence Fabricant is a food and wine writer for The New York Times. She writes the weekly Front Burner and Off the Menu columns, as well as the Pairings column, which appears alongside Eric Asimov's monthly wine reviews. She is also the author of 12 cookbooks and has multiple recipes that appear in NYT Cooking.
  Favourite food: Jambon Beurre, Potato Noodles, Chicken With Orange and Onion
  Known for: 12 cookbooks, he holds L’Ordre National du Mérite from the French government, and is a member of Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America.