“In my Italian-Spanish family,” says Marea sous chef Lauren DeSteno, “food was the center of everything.” So it came as little surprise to her parents when, after … read more

Carrie Mashaney, chef de cuisine of Spinasse, in Seattle, Washington, wants to give a shout-out to her hometown. “Yeah! Tell everyone I’m from Carpenter, Iowa,” she … read more

When Andrew Del Vecchio was a kid, it was his dream to attend the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, a small town 30 … read more

Late at night after a long shift, Cole Ellis, chef de cuisine of Nashville’s Capitol Grille, often makes himself a midnight snack par excellence: a smoked … read more

    Perhaps it was her father’s Top Ramen Surprise that compelled Marjorie Meek-Bradley to become a chef. Dad’s creation–a stir-fry made with noodles, leftover … read more

Rebecca Meeker, the chef de cuisine at Congress in Austin, Texas, knows the secret to Joël Robuchon’s famous pommes purée: a lot of butter (the good, French échire variety) and … read more

When Jason Schaan is not in the kitchen, he’s on the water.   The 34-year-old chef de cuisine at Michy’s lives in Hallandale Beach, just north of … read more