Beth D’Addono has been a food and travel writer for over 19 years. She and her husband, Pete, make their home just outside Philadelphia, in Belmont Hills, PA. Her work is published regularly in a wide range of national and regional outlets, including AAA Traveler, Renaissance, National Geographic Traveler, the Boston Globe, Inside Jersey Magazine, Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, the Jewish Exponent, Bucks Living Magazine, Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits, www.grandparents.com, www.smarterliving.com, and www.mobiltravelguide.com. She has authored several books, including Must Sees New Orleans (Michelin), the City Tavern Cookbook (Running Press), Access Philadelphia, Access New Orleans (Harper Collins) and Impress for Less! Finally, Terrific Recipes From the Finest Restaurants You Can Really Make At Home (Wiley & Sons). A member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA).

Judy Wells is a native of Florida but has made stops in Rhode Island, the state of Washington and Sinop, Turkey. Judy loved the sand in her shoes from the Atlantic Beach and that insured an eventual return to Jacksonville, Florida. Along the way, she acquired over 20 years of experience as a humor and society columnist, travel writer/photographer, food, film, visual and theater arts critic and senior feature writer for The Florida Times-Union, an Editor for Folio Weekly Magazine, a partner in a marketing & PR Agency, a novelist and most recently, a freelance writer - photographer. Judy loves the outdoors and is thrilled to be returning to South Carolina, a state she considers fun and friendly, to be a judge for the 2010 SC Campground Cookoff. Judy is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers.

Lucy Shuler is the owner of Simply Kitchen, a specialty kitchen boutique located in the heart of downtown Augusta, Georgia in the Surrey Center. According to one magazine article about the store, Simply Kitchen has enough shelves of gadgets, Le Creuset cookware, and spices to function as a grown-up toy store for cooks. The store is located on 463 Highland Avenue in Augusta. Visit SimplyKitchen.info or call (706) 667-6266.