Ann Mah is an American food writer, journalist, and author married to a US diplomat, whose postings around the world — from Paris to Beijing to Hanoi — have shaped both her life and her writing. She is the author of several acclaimed books including Mastering the Art of French Eating, which chronicles her journey travelling across France to research the ten signature dishes of French cuisine, and The Lost Vintage, a dual-narrative novel set in a Burgundy vineyard during World War Two. Ann studied Italian cuisine on a James Beard Foundation scholarship in Bologna and has written for the New York Times. Her forthcoming novel explores the year a young Jacqueline Kennedy spent as a student in Paris in 1949.

Gabriel Gaté is one of Australia's most beloved French chefs, television presenters, and cookbook authors. Born in the Loire Valley, he trained in Michelin-starred kitchens in France before working at London's prestigious Berkeley Hotel, where the Queen was a regular guest. He moved to Australia in the late 1970s and spent over forty years introducing Australians to the joys of French food through television — including his iconic gourmet segment following the Tour de France on SBS for fifteen years. In 2000 he was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole in recognition of his contribution to French gastronomy.

Katie Quinn is an American food journalist, author, YouTuber, and podcaster whose career journey took her from the halls of NBC in New York — where she worked on Saturday Night Live, the Today Show, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — to the boulangeries of Paris. After studying at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Katie threw herself into the world of artisan food, working as a cheesemonger at the legendary Neal's Yard Dairy in London before staging in Parisian bakeries to research her book. Wine, Cheese and Bread explores the art of natural fermentation across France, Italy, and the UK, and is the result of years of hands-on research, travel, and immersion in food culture. Katie now calls Italy home, and brings the same curiosity and passion to everything she does — whether she's breaking down the science of a sourdough starter, tracing the history of a legendary Paris bakery.

Mardi Michels is an Adelaide-born, Toronto-based food blogger, French teacher, and cookbook author whose love of French food, language, and culture has taken her from Paris to the classrooms and kitchens of Canada. After living and working in Australia, Hong Kong, England, and nearly six years in Paris — ostensibly to complete a PhD in French literature — Mardi eventually followed love to Toronto, where she has now lived for over twenty years. She teaches French at an elementary school, runs Les Petits Chefs cooking classes for boys aged seven to twelve, and has been writing her food blog eatlivetravelwrite.com since 2009. A longtime contributor to Food Network Canada and JamieOliver.com, Mardi is also the author of In the French Kitchen with Kids and the French Food for Everyone series covering le goûter, le dîner, and le petit déjeuner.

Molly Wilkinson is an American pastry chef, author, and teacher based in Versailles, France. After seven years in digital marketing, Molly followed her passion for pastry to Paris in 2013, completing the full pastry certification at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu before undertaking an internship at La Fabrique à Gâteaux in the 10th arrondissement. She honed her skills across multiple professional kitchens, before settling in Versailles where she now teaches private pastry classes from her home kitchen, just minutes from the famous Château de Versailles. At the height of her professional career, Molly was producing 1,500 macarons a day on a professional macaron station. She is the author of French Pastry Made Simple, a beautifully crafted guide to achieving professional results at home. Known for her approachable teaching style and her belief that great French pastry is accessible to everyone, Molly has become one of the most beloved voices in French home baking.

Preston Mohr is an American wine expert and Global Wine Advisor who knew from the age of eight that he would one day live in Paris — and made it happen. With no French blood and no family connection to France, Preston studied History and French Studies at university, moved to Paris in his early twenties after a study abroad program, and has now called France home for over eighteen years. Growing up with a mother who taught home economics, food was always part of his world, but it was life in France — and the ability to speak directly with winemakers and producers in their own language — that shaped his deep expertise in French wine, particularly the wines of Burgundy. Preston is currently Global Wine Advisor at Vivante, the world's first immersive digital wine tasting platform, which ships tasting kits worldwide and offers live-streamed educational experiences focused on organic and biodynamic wine producers. He has also worked at Château de Palmer. 

Solveig Coulon is a Paris-born, Provence-raised Frenchwoman whose love of food markets is quite literally in her blood — her great-great-grandmother was selling handmade goods at Parisian markets as far back as the 1920s. Growing up in the village of Vence in the south of France, Solveig was immersed in the vibrant market culture of Provence and the rich Mediterranean food traditions of the region from childhood. After studying international and European law in France and working in events — including Chanel catwalks in Paris — Solveig eventually made Australia home. Missing the French market experience she grew up with, she founded Le Marché, a French food market on Sydney's North Shore, bringing authentic French produce, artisan bakers, cheese, truffles, croissants, crêpes, and raclette to Willoughby every second and fourth Sunday of the month.

Vince Cuce is an Italian-born, Australian-raised food lover whose life has taken him from the inner suburbs of Sydney to the wood-fired ovens of the Touraine and Anjou region of France. Born in southern Italy and raised in Drummoyne, Sydney, Vince comes from a colourful family background that includes a circus knife-throwing father who busked on the streets of Italy before joining some of the country's biggest touring circuses.

After years working in Australia, Vince followed love to France, bought a pizza food truck in Nantes, and eventually found his true calling when he answered an ad looking for someone who knew how to work a wood-fired oven. He has now spent over four and a half years making Fouée at Le Moulin de Sarry near Saumur, where he has made well over half a million of them. Vince is also a moderator of the popular Aussies in France Facebook group.