Raiza Costa Brings Maximalism to Desserts
“There’s an aspect of dessert that’s perfect for a visual artist. It’s like a sculpture; it has a shape, it has whimsy, and I’m drawn to it.”
Food and Family Intersect for Emily and Melissa Elsen
"In sadness and joy, pie is always present."
How Jake Cohen Builds Community
“Food is just the vessel — the real power is the act of breaking bread with others.”
Kwame Onwuachi Talks Risk and Representation
“The more you fail, the less afraid of it you are.”
Tara Thomas Wants You to Rethink How You Source Food
“I love cooking, I care about the environment, and I want to uplift people on the margins.”
Rosie Assoulin Cooks to Connect
“When I’m cooking, I feel a sense of wonder and gratitude.”
Going Vegan Made Nisha Vora a Better Cook
“I had to get really creative to figure it out.”
How Yasmin Fahr Improvises

“I love cooking because I love making people feel happy.” 
Sydnee Washington Really Can Cook (Kind Of)
“Hopefully somebody will want to marry me after this.”
How Samantha Seneviratne Bakes With Sri Lankan Spices
“With baking, even when it goes wrong, it's often not terrible.”
Noor Elkhaldi Discovered a New Self in the Kitchen
“I've been changed, I’m a new woman — I only want to make my own food now.”
Paola Velez Bakes to Tell a Story
“Every time I take two cultures and blend them into one I'm telling a story.”
For Melissa Weller, Baking Is Art and Science
“It’s a very detail-oriented cookbook, and that echoes how detail-oriented I am as a person.”
Baking Is Therapy for Samah Dada
“I like to use things that are already in my pantry, and hopefully in yours, too.”
Claire Saffitz Wants to Unleash Your Inner Dessert Person
“Baking is so much more than brownies and chocolate-chip cookies.”
What Inspires Jeni Britton Bauer
"It’s fun to think, What if this thing I see was a flavor?"
Molly Yeh Wants You to Cook Hotdish This Winter
“All hotdishes are casseroles, but not all casseroles are hotdishes.”
Lauren Ko Updates the Humble Pie With Modern Design
“This was all kind of an accident.”
Lani Halliday Bakes Whatever She Wants
“I keep it fun — pastry’s fun!”
Zoe Adjonyoh Brings African Food to the Masses
“Ghanaian food is not as inaccessible as people might imagine.”
How Aishwarya Iyer Follows in Her Family's Footsteps
“I am very much a home cook — very unorganized, very much imperfect.”