Chefs

How to Tell Your Story on Your Own Terms

Tom Colicchio, Becca Parrish, and Phil Baltz share tips for picking the rig...

Tom Colicchio, Becca Parrish, and Phil Baltz share tips for picking the right opportunities, and when to say no.

Chefs

Are Food Festivals Worth It for Chefs and Restaurants?

Festivals can be super fun and offer excellent exposure, but they also come...

Festivals can be super fun and offer excellent exposure, but they also come with a price tag. Restaurant veteran Amelia Zatik Sawyer weighs the pros and cons.

Travel

Part-Supper Club and Part-Incubator, This Startup Allows Chefs to Thrive in NYC

Resident, which hosts intimate pop-up dinners in private dinners, offers ch...

Resident, which hosts intimate pop-up dinners in private dinners, offers chefs creative control, networking opportunities, and a platform to boost their profiles—all without crippling overhead costs. 

Travel

Georgia BBQ Superstar Bryan Furman Is Ready to Rebuild Again After Another Fire

The country’s best pitmasters unite to help one of their own after B's Crac...

The country’s best pitmasters unite to help one of their own after B's Cracklin' Barbecue suffered serious fire damage. 

Restaurants

Inside Hudson Yards, the Giant Restaurant Hub Debuting on NYC's Far West Side

Few debuts in food history can match the sheer size and hype of the shiny n...

Few debuts in food history can match the sheer size and hype of the shiny new High Line-adjacent development, which includes one million square feet of retail space and restaurants.

News

The Luscious, Sustainable Salmon Chefs Are Obsessed With—and How to Order It Online

Chefs gravitate toward the 25-percent fat-to-lean ratio of Ōra King salmon,...

Chefs gravitate toward the 25-percent fat-to-lean ratio of Ōra King salmon, calling it "the Wagyu of the sea." 

Chefs

A Jury of My Peers

"If there were more critics who are people of color, would things be differ...

"If there were more critics who are people of color, would things be different?" asks chef Kwame Onwuachi.

Chefs

More Compassion, Less Yelling

"When a person is in need, politics goes out the window," says chef Edward ...

"When a person is in need, politics goes out the window," says chef Edward Lee.

Chefs

How to Be Pregnant in the Restaurant Industry

For an industry based on hospitality, restaurants are notably inhospitable ...

For an industry based on hospitality, restaurants are notably inhospitable to workers who want children, says Erin Smith.

Chefs

The Customer Isn't Always Right

Chef Elise Kornack has a recipe for improving interactions between diners a...

Chef Elise Kornack has a recipe for improving interactions between diners and restaurant employees, and it all starts with one thing: common decency.

Chefs

The One Thing Restaurant Owners Can Do to Help Their Staff Vote—and Why It Matters

"It is our duty to make sure they have the time to make their own voices he...

"It is our duty to make sure they have the time to make their own voices heard," says Kelly English.

News

Chef Katie Button Reflects on Experience with Sexual Harassment: 'It Overshadows Everything'

The award-winning Asheville chef is hopeful that the industry is changing—a...

The award-winning Asheville chef is hopeful that the industry is changing—and that victims continue to come forward. "This type of behavior has been going on far too long," she says

Chefs

If You Want a Healthy Kitchen, Lead from the Top Down

Gabriel Rucker got sober and found clarity as a leader in his restaurant an...

Gabriel Rucker got sober and found clarity as a leader in his restaurant and in the industry.

Chefs

What to Do with the Empty Hour

When you leave your restaurant late at night, your mind is still spinning a...

When you leave your restaurant late at night, your mind is still spinning and can't yet rest. Chef Greg Baker calls this "the empty hour."

Chefs

Tom Colicchio on Reinventing Kitchen Culture and Empowering a New Generation of Talent

The Top Chef judge and restaurateur calls on fellow chefs to change the bro...

The Top Chef judge and restaurateur calls on fellow chefs to change the bro culture in professional kitchens.

Chefs

Dear Women: Own Your Stories

Acclaimed pastry chef Lisa Donovan details her experiences with sexual hara...

Acclaimed pastry chef Lisa Donovan details her experiences with sexual harassment, both in and outside of the kitchen, and calls upon men to stop looking the other way. "I refuse to be afraid to say these things out loud any longer," she writes.

Chefs

A Recipe to Fight Childhood Hunger

"Feeding a child means giving them a chance at success."

"Feeding a child means giving them a chance at success."

Chefs

Put More Women in Charge of Restaurants

Filmmaker Joanna James finds that restaurants run by women are better work ...

Filmmaker Joanna James finds that restaurants run by women are better work environments for everyone. But why aren't more women getting a chance to lead?