Food & Wine Masters
Food & Wine | July 2012

A dozen in-depth interviews with 12 of the nation’s premier minds in food, cocktails—even salt, from master brewer Garrett Oliver to ice cream maven Jeni Britton Bauer.

Feeding the Soul
Oprah | June 2012

Tanya Holland dreamed of becoming a star chef. Who knew she’d find the best kind of fame running Brown Sugar Kitchen in gritty West Oakland?

California Wine on Tap
Food & Wine | April 2012

The duo behind Free Flow Wines is teaming up with some of America’s best winemakers to sell excellent reds and whites in kegs. Here, they tap the good stuff at a party in Sonoma with recipes from chef Mike Lata.

A Fabulous Cal-Japanese Dinner Party
Food & Wine | March 2012

Chef Sylvan Mishima Brackett of Peko Peko Catering treats California as if it were a province of Japan, serving hyperseasonal dishes on exquisite ceramics.

In My Kitchen: Michael Pollan
The Wall Street Journal | November 2011

What does the ‘food rules’ writer get up to at home? Making sauerkraut, roasting pigs and scratching his countertop.

In My Kitchen: Ruth Reichl
The Wall Street Journal | November 2011

The food writer and former Gourmet editor is a make-do cook who’s happiest eating clams

Cornering the Market
San Francisco Magazine | October 2011

Sam Mogannam’s tiny neighborhood grocery has become one of the most influential markets in the nation. The big guys will be watching as he opens his second Bi-Rite early next year. But don’t start thinking that this is the next Whole Foods. He still insists that the future of food is small.

In My Kitchen: Nigel Slater, the ‘Tender’ Cook
The Wall Street Journal | July 2011

The beloved British food writer opens up about the pleasures of unfussy cooking, afternoon tea and chocolate bars.

Evening Land Wines
Food & Wine | May 2011

Mark Tarlov made a small fortune as a Hollywood producer, and he’s set on spending it to establish his new winery, Evening Land. Now, he’s making world-class bottlings and creating house wines for America’s biggest chefs.

Food-World Royalty
Wall Street Journal | March 2011

Alice Waters’s daughter on hating white pepper, being a ‘green head’ and her rare non-organic(!) indulgence.

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