Evolutionaries

Meet Rick Bayless, an award winning American chef and restauranteur who specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine with ... Read more

Meet Florence Fabricant, known to some as “Flo Fab”. Florence Fabricant is a nationally renowned food writer and columni... Read more

Tune in and hear the life story of perhaps the most important woman in the history of North American food, Alice Waters.

Forty years ago Kermit Lynch seemed like an unlikely wine hero. A struggling musician with a fledgling handbag business ... Read more

In a world filled with food writers who take themselves far too seriously, Ruth Reichl continues to be a breath of fresh... Read more

Chef Tom Colicchio might be most recognized by the public as the head judge on Bravo’s hit reality cooking series “Top C... Read more

Alain Coumont is a Belgian chef and restaurateur, and founder of Le Pain Quotidien. Coumont is the son and grandson of g... Read more

Nathan Myhrvold is the former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, and co-founder of Intellectual Ventures. He tells u... Read more

Ariane Daguin is the owner and co-founder of D’Artagnan – one of America’s largest specialty-meat-and-game distributors.... Read more

Lydia Shire is the enduring culinary talent behind some of Boston’s most celebrated restaurants. She’s universally accla... Read more

Mary Sue Milliken is often credited with helping define Los Angeles’s culinary landscape. Along with her partner Susan F... Read more

Paul Saginaw is the founding partner at Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, a gourmet food business group headquartered... Read more

Lidia Bastianich has two passions – family and food – and she’s managed to create an culinary empire using both. Lidia i... Read more

John Besh is a chef with a passion for preserving the rich cuisine of New Orleans. He was profoundly active in providing... Read more

Jim Lahey studied sculpture before learning the art of bread baking in Italy. When he returned to New York City in 1994,... Read more