John Saxton, whose career has spanned the extremes of the culinary spectrum - from atop one of the World Trade Center towers to the bargain-basement world of fast food - has reached his peak. ...more

January 24, 2008

Cleveland author Michael Ruhlman has written with some of the world's best chefs. He wrote 'The French Laundry Cookbook' with Thomas Keller and 'A Return to Cooking' with Eric Ripert. He went to culinary school as part of writing a definitive trilogy of books about the making of chefs and about how culinary celebrity is affecting food culture. His latest book, 'The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen' (Scribner, $24), is intended to be a manual for anyone who wants to learn the culinary basics. ...more

October 24, 2007