I think about food most of my waking time. It's my job. I am passionate about my profession, but also love shopping and studying ingredients from all over the world. I am fascinated with the ingredient itself, and how home cooks prepare it. But I find that there is a...

When make-at-home meal kits showed up in the marketplace a few years ago, I sort of poo-pooed them. I thought, why would people want to have someone else pick out and then slice or dice their vegetables?  Over the past year, I’ve sampled several of the...

When I left Whole Foods Market over ten years ago, I somehow knew that people would eventually want the kind of multi ethnic, plant forward cuisine that I have been creating for decades. I took a massive leap of faith when I left right after writing the...

Look to regions like the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and Latin America for flavor inspiration around veg-centric traditions The veg-centric movement continues to grow exponentially as chefs seek new ways to create craveability around produce-focused menu items. The...