Most people know Rick Bayless from his Public Television Series, Mexico - One Plate at a Time and from his six cookbooks. His award-winning restaurants in Chicago -- the casual Frontera Grill and the 4-star Topolobampo -- were founded in 1987. On the local front, Rick and his staff began the Frontera Farmer Foundation in 2003 to support small Midwestern farms by providing grants to local farmers for capital improvements to their family farms. Rick Bayless has won James Beard awards for Midwest Chef of the Year, National Chef of the Year and Humanitarian of the Year. His recent cookbook with his 14- year-old daughter, Lanie, titled Rick and Lanie’s Excellent Kitchen Adventures, was nominated for a James Beard Award as well. Mexico - One Plate at a Time is currently in its fourth season on PBS and Rick’s newest book Mexican Everyday was released in the fall of 2005.