Dave Herman
Dave Herman is the co-owner of Porchetta, a New York eatery that specializes in the traditional Italian treat that is its namesake—a slow-cooked pork roast bursting with stuffing and crispy fat. Herman is currently considering expanding Porchetta to a
Nobu Adilman
Nobu Adilman co-created the hit Canadian show Food Jammers, in which he builds innovative contraptions like file cabinet meat smokers and taco vending machines. He’s currently pitching a new show called Getting to Nobu: Putting the Jew in Jewpanese about
Audrey Bernstein
Audrey Bernstein left a career as a professional snowboarder to plan some of New York’s swankiest celebrity soirees. The party maven recently launched Oh-audrey.com, where she shares tips on entertaining, and even offers to make home visits to teach you how
Amanda Cohen
Amanda Cohen, once famous for her buffalo wing recipe, found her true calling in vegetarian cuisine as the chef and owner of Dirt Candy, a vegetable-themed restaurant in New York. But don’t think that all she dishes out are sprout salads and tofu; Cohen is
Lee Frank
Lee Frank’s NachosNY, which rates New York City’s best (and worst) nachos, has made him the patron saint of those hung-over mornings when you’re looking for a greasy, cheesy cure for your pounding head. Frank also leads willing junk food fans on Nacho
Noah Galuten
Noah Galuten drowned his unemployment woes by eating cuisine from a different country each day. The result was Man Bites World, a blog in which he dished about everything from pancakes to cow foot stew. After 102 days straight, Galuten ran out of locales, but
Gary and Allison Jonas
Gary and Allison Jonas turned formerly bleak Ditmas Park into Brooklyn’s next hot hood by opening two restaurants that serve up tasty, affordable American fare (Pomme de Terre and The Farm on Adderley) and a bar/flower shop (Sycamore). It remains to be seen
Avi Katz
Avi Katz is an intimidating force in the Texas coffee cartel. But even though the owner of Houston-based Katz Coffee may be the Scarface of java, he wields his influence for good: using fair trade beans in his 60-plus flavors of coffee and donating 50 cents
Sarah Levy
Sarah Levy is a dentist’s worst nightmare. Her pastry shop, Sarah’s Pastries & Candies, started as a small chocolaterie in her mother’s kitchen and has since turned into a Willy Wonka-esque empire, providing gourmet goodies to giants like Whole Foods,
Spike Mendelsohn
Spike Mendelsohn began his career washing dishes in his family’s restaurant, but after making it to the penultimate episode of Bravo’s Top Chef, he worked with his family to open Good Stuff Eatery. The D.C. burger and shake joint, which has become a
