Jennifer Bushman is the producer and star of the Nothing To It! gourmet TV news segments, the second-highest watched news insert in the nation, currently reaching more than 3 million people. She and her husband own and run the Nothing To It! Culinary Center in Reno, Nevada, which includes a cooking school (with 600 students/month) and two retail outlets. Bushman creates every class curriculum and teaches many of them. She features celebrity instructors at her school such as Nick Malgieri, James Peterson, and Shirley Corriher. She is also a culinary ambassador for Fine Cooking magazine. Bushman has been nominated for 4 prestigious food industry (James Beard and IACP) awards since 1999, in the categories of cooking teacher, cooking school, and broadcast media. Since the publication of her first book, she has appeared on national television: twice on "Weekend Today" and on "Life and Style." She has been featured in Redbook, Real Simple, and Parenting Magazine.

Sallie Williams, co-author of all three Kitchen Coach books, is a food writer, food consultant, and cooking instructor. She is the author of six cookbooks including Vegetables on the Side and The Complete Book of Sauces.