Annelle is a retired pharmacist, passionate cook and blogger we'd love to sit down and have a cup of tea with.

The twosome behind ChezUs has won us over with their vibrant photos and succinct, well-conceived recipes. 

Coffeefoodwritergirl is a multidimensional cook who's just as likely to go vegan as she is to cloak something in duck fat. 

Gluttonforlife is a writer whose clever, elegant recipes walk the line between healthful and indulgent.

mtlabor is a Louisville-based pharmacy student and prolific food52 contributor with a flair for updated comfort foods and inspired ways to work a crock pot.

Abra Bennett, one of food52's international cooks (she lives in the South of France), has been with us from the start. Her blog, French Letters, details her food and wine adventures throughout France.

Mrslarkin, also known as the Pound Ridge Scone Lady, sells baked goods at her local farmers market from spring through late fall. 

Babette's Feast calls herself a "passionate cook," and her recipes leave no doubt.

AntoniaJames

One of the finalists in our recent Thanksgiving Photo Challenge, AntoniaJames is a relative newcomer to food52, but she has already made an impression. A lawyer from California, she bakes her own bread and is an avid canner. Recipes like "Ten Ways" Fennel in Champagne Vinegar with Fines Herbes and Roasted Pumpkin and Red Lentil Soup reflect her penchant for making the most of local, seasonal ingredients. See AntoniaJames' profile and fan her here.

A grad student living in Pittsburgh, Michael Hoffman is also an intrepid cook and food blogger. In his headnote for Braised Berkshire Bacon with Pickled Onions, he recounts how he and a friend cured an entire pork belly and then smoked most of it to make their own bacon. His recipe for Ofra's Spicy Fried Eggplant was inspired by a childhood memory of a dish made by an Israeli neighbor, and he makes a homemade ginger liqueur for his Thai Ginger Lime Cooler. In short, we like the way this guy operates. See his profile and fan him here.