Susan Smillie is the editor of Word of Mouth and Observer.co.uk. She lives on a boat, enjoys sailing, hates cooked carrots and loves tapas. Email: susan.smillie@observer.co.uk
Jay Rayner is the Observer's restaurant critic, a lousy jazz pianist and an enthusiastic home cook. Though enthusiastic isn't the same as good. He has a new book out (he often does).
Paul Levy is an elderly literary type who helped coin the word "foodie." His waistline reflects this.
Tim Hayward, writes about, photographs, cooks and eats food with an enthusiasm that makes sensible people move nervously away. He lives in London with an industrial oven and near terminal gastric reflux.
Allegra McEvedy is a QPR supporter and founder of Leon, a group of restaurants that believe in good food that's good for you. She loves Elvis and seeing the world and her only true hate is truffle oil that has never been near a truffle.
Alex Renton is a freelance journalist and regular contributor to OFM. He loves bin-diving much more than he loves Delia Smith.
Martin Wainwright lives in Leeds and picks bilberries, eats anything and makes a truly sensational kipper pate.
Rachel Dixon is a subeditor on Life & Style and has nearly finished a Masters degree in food policy. She is obsessed with broad beans but detests peas.
Rick Peters is a subeditor on Word of Mouth and Observer.co.uk. He lives in the countryside where he rambles incessantly and plucks the odd pheasant. Allegedly.
