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One person we can always count on to bring the party to Food Karma Project’s events is Mario Chape, better known as Big Papa Smoke’m. His classic Puerto Rican dishes pack punches of flavor that

Chef Irwin Sánchez of Under the Volcano in Midtown Manhattan is a very interesting guy. During the pandemic, he pivoted from cooking bar burgers in Brooklyn to running his own Pueblan food pop up in

Yara Herrera has been cooking for over a decade, but her first job as Chef de Cuisine came only recently at the new plant-based restaurant Xilonen in Brooklyn. Her Mexican heritage and reverence for sustainable

Angelo Competiello was born into the food business. His father owned a beloved Italian specialty store, and Angelo carried on the tradition, opening his own shop at just 25 years old. He’s nurtured his passion

Lynn Wells learned to cook by spending time in the kitchen with her mother, never realizing that the tips and tricks she picked up there would lead to her career. After years in the nutrition

Less than a year after opening, Hindsight Barbecue from Waterbury, CT wowed the crowds at Rib King with their maple bacon baby back ribs, taking home second place overall at the competition. We talked with

You can’t miss the Farella brothers of Brothers Barbecue and Brothers Smokehouse because each brother in the trio stands well over six feet tall. Their contagious smiles will draw you in, and their barbecue will

Join local tastemaker Jimmy Carbone as he chronicles the exciting recent history of New York State Craft Beverage and a new Hudson Valley sail freight project: The Schooner Apollonia. Their next docking date at Pier