Chelsea Greenwood

As country megastar Trisha Yearwood celebrates the release of her fourth cookbook, Trisha’s Kitchen: Easy Comfort Food for Friends & Family, she can’t help but look back at the chance conversation that changed everything.

Back in 2008, if you were watching the fifth season of Top Chef, it was obvious early on that one of the chef-testants was truly something special. Carla Hall quickly became a fan favorite thanks to her warm personality, sharp wit, and cooking chops, and even though she didn’t win the competition — coming in second with another runner-up contestant — the show catapulted her into the national spotlight.

Even though the Covid-19 pandemic has ensured that most of us are spending more time in our homes, that also means more home-cooked meals than ever before. And, if you’re anything like us, you feel just as burned out about cooking as you do about … well, everything else these days.

During a time of uncertainty, the acclaimed author and baker Dorie Greenspan spent many hours in the kitchen working on her latest project — her new cookbook, Baking With Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple — and she had company to assist her. With help from two willing taste testers — her son and her daughter-in-law — she developed recipes for her 14th cookbook.

Back in the 1990s, when the ABC sitcom Sister, Sister was on the air, it was easy to get identical twin sisters Tia and Tamera Mowry mixed up. After all, they were often dressed in matching outfits and coiffed in identical hairstyles, to boot. However, in the three decades since, each sister has forged her own distinct professional path.

Although Kim-Joy Hewlett — known professionally as simply Kim-Joy — didn’t win The Great British Baking Show (or, as they call it in the U.K., The Great British Bake Off) during her season-nine run in 2018, she left a lasting impression on viewers with her quirky personality, attention to detail, and commitment to cuteness in her bakes.

If you’ve ever dreamed of the Fab Five from Netflix’s Queer Eye swooping into your life and transforming it right before your eyes — particularly where cooking is concerned — Antoni Porowski, the show’s food and wine expert, is offering the next best thing.

Jamie Oliver first garnered attention as the Naked Chef in 1999, when his show of the same name debuted on the BBC. But, in the 22 years since, the British chef and restaurateur has proved that he’s far more multidimensional than that.

During the early days of the pandemic when the country was under lockdown, Michael Symon — like most of us — found he had extra time on his hands. So the chef, restaurateur, and Food Network star began filming videos of his at-home meal prep, which he called “Symon Dinners,” and posted them on Instagram daily. Fans loved the simple yet satisfying ideas that relied on pantry staples.

Alicia Witt just seems to have things figured out. The actress, who was discovered at 5 years old by legendary filmmaker David Lynch and subsequently cast in Dune and Twin Peaks, turned the child-star-turned-train-wreck trope on its head. She followed her big-screen debut by becoming an accomplished pianist, singer, and songwriter.
Witt is still actively pursuing both acting and music. Her lengthy career in Hollywood includes such film and TV projects as I Care a Lot, Mr. Holland’s Opus, and ...

It’s hard to believe that, less than 100 years ago, it was considered inappropriate for women to dine in restaurants — let alone run them. Now, female chefs are helming successful kitchens across the country, and there are nearly 20 Michelin-starred female chefs in the United States today. But when it comes to gender equality in the restaurant industry, there’s still a long way to go.

The annals of entertainment history are full of famous good-cop, bad-cop duos, from Starsky and Hutch to Cagney and Lacey to Crockett and Tubbs. Now, one of the most dynamic duos of this kind can be found in an unlikely place: The Great British Baking Show.
As judges of the BBC reality show, which is also on Netflix, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood have jurisdiction over the big white tent where amateur bakers from throughout the United Kingdom put their skills to the test.

Since starting his relief organization, World Central Kitchen, 10 years ago, Chef José Andrés has helped serve more than 50 million meals to people impacted by natural disasters around the globe, from hurricanes and earthquakes to wildfires and even a volcanic eruption. But in 2020, the group faced a disaster of a different kind: a global pandemic.
When Covid struck the United States last year, it affected people and institutions much differently than a natural disaster would have.

For Halle Berry, 1989 was a major turning point both personally and professionally — specifically, her role as Emily Franklin on the ABC series Living Dolls. Not only does the Oscar and Emmy winner consider it her breakthrough role, but it was also a pivotal moment for her health. One day, while taping the show, Berry, then 32, suddenly fell into a coma. Soon after, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

For those looking to get in the mood for Valentine’s Day, is there anything better than wine and chocolate? Both are rich, indulgent — and considered aphrodisiacs.