Better Homes and Gardens is a publishing brand founded in 1922 by Edwin Meredith, who previously served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson and had founded the magazine Successful Farming. The brand's original title was Fruit, Garden and Home. It has since published numerous books on cooking, home, and gardening.

Born to Iranian parents in 1979, **Samin Nosrat** has transformed how home cooks understand the fundamentals of great cooking.

From the halls of the White House Office of Management and Budget to becoming America's most beloved culinary teacher, Ina Garten has built an empire on the simple philosophy that good food brings people together.

Julia Carolyn Child was an American chef, author, and television personality.

Louisette Bertholle was a French cooking teacher and writer, best known as one of the three authors of the bestselling cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking..

James Kenji López-Alt is an American chef and food writer.