Larousse Gastronomique has always been the first and last word on classic European techniques and recipes. I love that it has expanded its reach to c….

People come up to me all the time and ask how I stay the way I am, and it's no secret. The first lesson a chef needs to learn is how to handle a knif….

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday - it's a day that's American to the core and it's a day that's all about what and how we eat..

In Ethiopia, where I was born, all the cooks are women. When I grew up in Sweden, my mom and my grandmother did predominantly all the cooking. Then I….

Where is the stretch? Where is the perfect fit? Where does it make sense? You have to be a Baryshnikov..

Just like keeping a healthy diet is important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating the right foods is just as important for getting the most ou….

As a chef and activist, I'm particularly concerned with food politics issues such as the farm bill..

In Africa, you have no clean water, but you have good food options. In Harlem, everyone can shower and get fresh water, but you often have bad food o….

Cooking is in an honest profession where you cannot hide and let others do the work for you. You have to show up, work hard and prove you can do it f….

It will always be trendy to do the right thing with food..

I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me..

Chocolate is one of the world’s most beloved discoveries, and when we need a quick boost of energy and endorphins, chocolate is the go-to treat..

For many of us, clean water is so plentiful and readily available that we rarely, if ever, pause to consider what life would be like without it..