2026 Celebrities

Don't miss Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison from PBS' America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country live on our Garden Stage on Friday & Saturday! Check back closer to show for appearance times.

Bridget Lancaster 
TV show host, Executive Editorial Director 
Bridget Lancaster is an executive editorial director for America’s Test Kitchen. She’s known to millions of fans as a co-host of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country, which both air on public television. Bridget began working as a test cook for Cook’s Illustrated in 1998; she was also part of the launch team for Cook’s Country magazine and led the magazine’s recipe development. Bridget is the lead instructor for America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School and has created hundreds of instructional videos. In her earlier career she cooked in restaurant kitchens in the South and the Northeast, concentrating on pastry. She was inducted into the prestigious Disciples d'Escoffier culinary society in 2018. 

Julia Collin Davison is an Executive Editorial Director for America’s Test Kitchen. She is also cohost of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country and is an original cast member of both shows, which are two of the highest-rated instructional cooking shows on television. Julia began working as a test cook for Cook’s Illustrated in 1999 and led recipe development for America’s Test Kitchen cookbooks for more than a decade. Julia is a regular guest on The Dr. Oz Show, Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family, and QVC and has appeared on the The Today Show, Good Morning America, Kelly and Ryan, Fox & Friends, The Tamron Hall Show, The Doctors, and more. She graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1996. She received an Augie Award from the Culinary Institute of America and was inducted into the prestigious Disciples d'Escoffier culinary society in 2018.