Traci Dutton is a beverage, food and hospitality expert based in the Napa Valley. With over 20 years of tenure as a sommelier, consumer and professional educator, and beverage specialist at the Culinary Institute of America’s California Campus, she has continued to build relationships in all areas of the industry, create and track trends & shifting tastes, and hone the service & hospitality skills that are the foundation of her work ethic. Today Traci continues her work with the CIA while consulting, writing and running her own vintage cookery & libations store, Heirloom Variety, located in Calistoga.

Chef Ranida Sunshine Thammarin Ranida Sunshine Thammarin was born and raised in the city of Udon Thani in Northeastern Thailand, as the youngest of five sisters. She graduated with a degree from Le Cordon Blue in Paris. In 2006 she moved to San Francisco, a move that changed her life. She started hosting pop-up dinners, as well as teaching Thai Cooking and Baking & Pastry Classes in her home, a converted church. She has taught more than a thousand classes in the past 10 years, sharing her passion for cooking. She's quoted as saying "Teaching for me is an experience beyond just a job- it’s more like a chance to meet people and cook together - it's fun and rewarding"

Since 2001, Pat Burke has competed professionally in BBQ competitions in California, Tennessee and Virginia. With a passion for live fire cooking and a deep dedication to community, Burke can frequently be found BBQing for good at charity fundraising competitions throughout the Napa Valley and beyond. A member of numerous champion BBQ teams, including the Barnyard Roasters based in Columbus, Mississippi and The Vineyard Roasters from Napa, and most recently the Too Ashamed to Name BBQ from San Jose, Pat won back-to-back Reserve Grand Championships at Smoke on the River in Sacramento and at the San Francisco BBQ Festival in 2016. Pat has also competed several times at the World BBQ Championships at Memphis in May, finishing with a 5th place Whole Hog in 2003.

Traci Dutton is a beverage, food and hospitality expert based in the Napa Valley. With over 20 years of tenure as a sommelier, consumer and professional educator, and beverage specialist at the Culinary Institute of America’s California Campus, she has continued to build relationships in all areas of the industry, create and track trends & shifting tastes, and hone the service & hospitality skills that are the foundation of her work ethic. Today Traci continues her work with the CIA while consulting, writing and running her own vintage cookery & libations store, Heirloom Variety, located in Calistoga.

Greg Miraglia is a longtime educator and food/restaurant blogger who brings his many years of culinary expertise and passion to the Napa Valley Cooking School gained from his time as a cook for the Napa Valley Wine Train and in the NV Cooking School Professional Chef Program. In addition his work in the culinary arts, Greg is also a radio program host and producer on Outbeat Radio, a weekly LGBT program on KRCB Radio.

Chef Ranida Sunshine Thammarin Ranida Sunshine Thammarin was born and raised in the city of Udon Thani in Northeastern Thailand, as the youngest of five sisters. She graduated with a degree from Le Cordon Blue in Paris. In 2006 she moved to San Francisco, a move that changed her life. She started hosting pop-up dinners, as well as teaching Thai Cooking and Baking & Pastry Classes in her home, a converted church. She has taught more than a thousand classes in the past 10 years, sharing her passion for cooking. She's quoted as saying "Teaching for me is an experience beyond just a job- it’s more like a chance to meet people and cook together - it's fun and rewarding"