Growing up in the quiet mountain town of Jeffersonville Vermont, chef Ian Brahmstedt was exposed to the restaurant world from a very early age. His parents owned one of the largest restaurants in the ...

Growing up in Shenandoah Valley, VA, most of my earliest memories are centered around a true southern kitchen. For me food is love, family and happiness. I have always loved history and food and belie...

Diane Weintraub Pohl is a food writer, personal chef, and graduate of NYC's Institute of Culinary Education. She has written for national publications including The New York Times,, and is a Contribu...