Interviews

Rarely does life align in the way we hope it will, but on occasion, it does. When I found out that one of my all-time favorite actors, BD Wong, was reprising his character Dr.

If you’re into food on Instagram, you might follow Eden Grinshpan, also known as @EdenEats.

If you know about Misen, it's probably because of their knives. The company began as a Kickstarter co-founded by Omar Rada, a self-described "knife nerd" and home cook who wanted to create a quality chef's knife at a reasonable price point. The Kickstarter met its $25,000 goal in hours, and two years later, Misen knives now have a place in many chefs' and food writers' homes. Serious Eats guru J.

Every year, among the other medals doled out, the James Beard Awards select an Outstanding Baker. This year's nominees in the category are Dinna Daoheung from Black Seed Bagels, Zachary Golper from Brooklyn's Bien Cuit, Maura Kilpatrick from Sofra Bakery and Cafe in Cambridge, Belinda Leon and Michel Suas from B. Patisserie in San Francisco, Alison Pray from Standard Baking Company in Portland, Maine, and Greg Wade from Publican Quality Bread in Chicago.

If you know the name of one campetitive eater, it's probably Takeru Kobayashi. He holds eight Guinness Records and is the reigning champion for eating many foods very quickly, including hot dogs, rice balls, lobster rolls, cow brains, pizza, soba noodles, and grilled cheese sandwiches. When I met him yesterday, it was, appropriately, at a ramen-eating competition.

For most people, breakfast is just a once a day thing. For a very few of us, it's the topic that occupies our thoughts all our waking hours. That's why we were so excited to meet fellow breakfast obsessive Emily Elyse Miller.