Chef Interviews

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

By day, Jase Franklyn is a beloved Track and Field Coach at a local high school. The rest of the time he’s a barbecue craftsman, combining Caribbean flavors with American barbecue technique for Jase BBQ. His

Joe DeCicco grew up in a grocery store family. He’s a family member and partner in DeCicco & Sons, which was founded 1973, as well as a buyer for the chain in the New York

Peter Kaminsky has written about everything from fly fishing to open fire cooking and the beauty of bacon. He’s co-authored cookbooks with some of the biggest names in the business including Daniel Boloud, Gray Kunz

Rich Holmes of Juicy Lucy BBQ in Staten Island is a two time Brisket King® champion and started our call talking about how happy he was that he beat the team that won Best Ribs at