Sagegreen is an environmental design professor in western Massachusetts whose recipes have taught us about everything from botanical lingo to making butter from scratch.

Aliyaleekong is a food blogger whose alluring recipes reflect the Indian, Pakistani and East African flavors of her upbringing and time spent in kitchens of Jean Georges and Per Se.

Apartmentcooker (center) is a food blogger and recent graduate of the CIA with talents for smart comfort foods and at-home versions of takeout standards.

Teri is a Tokyo-based military reporter whose playful recipes we love.

Jennifer Ann works in international patent research in Milwaukee, but we think she may have missed her calling (yes, we're biased).

Wanderash (right, with her cousin & blog co-writer) is a caterer and writer living in Guadalajara, Mexico whose eclectic recipes we love.

Savorykitchen has a personal chef business in Massachusetts, an engaging blog and some winning cocktail recipes up her sleeve.

Cheese1227, a food writer living in central Pennsylvania, is as dedicated to the food52 community as they come.

Fiveandspice is a Boston-based food policy grad student and nutritionist who happens to love butter and cream (a.k.a. everyone's favorite nutritionist). 

You've seen the beautiful photographs Sarah Shatz shoots week after week for food52 -- now get to know her better.