Brian Schwartz

Frank Vivacqua has loved cooking for as long as he can remember. He was born into a large and loving Italian-American family in Chicago.  “From...

Everyone who meets her agrees that Lindsey Scotney is the kindest person around.  But, she says, “I became a chef out of spite. My cooking...

“You should get yourself a hobby,” Lisa McIlroy told her husband, Austin. This was back around 2015 as they sat relaxing in a big log...

Joe Tierney is a compact, wiry man, full of energy – both physical and mental – and his hands reflect a life spent in honest...

Intense, clean-cut and with movie-star charisma, Trevor Tack laughs hard and works harder. He grew up in Chickasha, the child of supportive, hard-working parents (a...

Stephen Reshetar has been cooking for as long as he can remember. His parents discovered him one day trying to make an omelet … he...

“I’m a third generation restaurateur,” says Sheamus Feeley. “And my family’s been farming even longer, so my whole life has been based on food. I’m...

Most chefs have fond memories of watching their grandma at the stove – Tiffany Taylor, however, does not.  “My grandmother was a horrendous cook,” she...

Faisal Abdelsamad is an energetic young man with a warm smile. Growing up in Amman, Jordan, he took on roles around the house.  “My mother...

Just east of Woodward Park is a massive red brick house that looks as if it was built to last for centuries – and it...