Pam Mitchell, a citrus grower in Bartow, Florida, enjoys a slice of Key Lime Pie at a Fort Pierce landmark, Mangrove Matties. The recipe is as follows:

Everyone has a passion for something! Sydney Prescott Kiefner has always loved food, but enjoys cooking for others even more. "It brings out the 'Mother Earth" in me,' says Sydney, who owns a catering business in Charlotte, North Carolina and is a recipe tester for some of the biggest stars on the Food Network. What is a recipe tester? Well, she develops new recipes and prepares already created recipes and tests whether those recipes taste good and are relatively easy for everyday cooks to make themselves.

David Rodriguez is the executive chef at Costa d’Este,the luxury resort owned by Gloria and Emilio Estefan in Vero Beach, Florida. The resort’s signature restaurant – Oriente – named for the Oriente region of Cuba, features a menu that pairs gourmet Cuban specialties with influences from Spanish, Latin, and Creole traditions.