The New York Times dazzles with a long, beautifully detailed profile of an unlikely subject.

Well, what would I find today, when I grabbed my favorite weekly bit of reading, the NYTimes Dining section,a big color picture of ketchup dosed food. And accompanying this, VI mentor, Johnny Apple’s tale of Sheboygan...

Hi there : ) I’m interested in going into a career as a pastry chef, so I’ve been doing lots of research. My boyfriend and I would like to move to San Francisco or somewhere in northern CA, so Ive of been looking at...

Does eating a local and sustainable diet chain women to their kitchens?

No Mario, no Emeril, and a ratings drop have some wondering what’s cooking.

Calling all wicked-smart food journalists: CHOW.com is hiring.

All my relatives are outstanding cooks (four generations of restaurant/food careers'll do that to you), so I’d just dive in. But I’m not sure I completely understand the question, so perhaps you might rephrase for...

contemplating big career change, from academia to food (non-restaurant). hoping to find a job w/a good food retailer or the like (london only) to test out my convictions. looking for a place that will look past my lack of...

Do inner-city black folks have higher rates of obesity and diabetes than whites because their palates are just trained to favor greasy grub?

WOW. I have never heard of this! I have food allergies, and that is one of the MANY reasons I don’t work in the food industry.

, yes, I agree with other posters here that traveling around the world and educating one’s palatte at the same time could, potentially, impart upon a person a background sufficient with which to embark on a food writing...

People have goals for their careers, personal lives, financial planning...what about goals about food? Long term, short term? Recently achieved goals? Long term 1. To go to Madrid and eat some delicious pork dish at the Museo de...

Lol I am so non-GC; gastronomically correct. Keep your aioli and basil and pine nuts and fennel off my food. If I want the taste of licorice, I’ll go to a candy store. I use shallots instead of garlic. No butter on my steak...

Jeff Henderson, the executive chef at Café Bellagio in Vegas, began his career as a big-time coke dealer. He’s gone and written a memoir about his transformation—and the excerpts on eGullet are certainly fascinating.

Was an adventure therapist, wilderness guide, and mental health counselor for 15+ Years. Changed career back to original, food and wine.