“I always start with how I grew up. My mom was a from scratch cook,” Erica Tuggle begins, tracing the roots of her culinary venture, Cookonnect, back to her family’s traditions. It’s this rich ...

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Self-described foodies Melissa and Frank Drazka spent last Christmas Eve enjoying an intimate dinner, toasting the holiday with friends in their Purchase home. And toast they did, with caviar and ...

Cook the pineapple until juicy and tender, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Leave as is for standard grill marks or start at the 10 o'clock position and move to the 2 o'clock position on each side to create ...

Colleen Patton raided her kitchen to start her personal chef business in 2002. A self-taught cook who reads "everything food," she had been working as a caterer for a year. Once she decided to cook ...

Julia Winn never thought she’d hire a personal chef. But a few years ago, she’d returned to work after having a newborn and was struggling to balance her job, parenting and hours of cooking.