Jacqueline Raposo expected some drastic changes, but not the ones she wound up going through, so she hit up a neuroscientist, a doctor, and a sugar journalist for advice.

For Miro Uskokovic, the Serbian-born pastry chef of Gramercy Tavern in New York, sugar always meant one thing: a pure-white crystal. Then, he was diagnosed with Crohn's, a chronic inflammatory disease that targets the lining of the digestive tract. He started to explore how sugar affected his digestive symptoms, which led him to question what it was doing for his guests.

There are only 450 female captains in the world, and Jessica Sundquist is studying to join them when I interview the Swedish female pilot of Norwegian Airlines.

A parrot lives in my neighborhood. We have some things in common.

When illness causes weight loss, reactions from friends, family, and even strangers can be “positive” in the worst possible way.

When Portuguese people get together to eat Portuguese food, it’s all smiles, spills, and good table wine.

I was once a private chef. I talked to other private chefs. And we spilled stories… but just a little.

The Twin Cities are home to America's largest Hmong population; here's where they shop.

I could blame it on my medical issues, but the truth is that I never wanted children.

Food and food media don’t offer level playing fields to all chefs. I share major lessons caught from a Mother Jones event of where four prominent New York chefs share their experiences.