Graham Elliot is a returning judge on of The Great American Recipe ... creative fine dining work at Avenues at the Peninsula Hotel also earned him three James Beard Nominations. "Food to me ...

After receiving a bachelor of fine arts in photography ... she worked as a Recipe Developer for cookbook writer Barbara Kafka and former New York Times food columnist Molly O'Neil.

With this in mind, I went on a virtual quest for the perfect French-toast recipe and stumbled upon a cult-favorite on Allrecipes.com. It has over 3,000 five-star ratings, but what truly sold me ...