Obsessives

Obsessives: Renaissance Winemaker

Sean Thackrey’s wines are a mix of art and science. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Obsessives

Obsessives: School Lunch Revolutionary

Ann Cooper wants your kid to eat well. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Urban Farming

Novella Carpenter’s backyard is a pigsty. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Cookbook Peddler

If it’s a food book, Nach Waxman’s got it. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Eat Your Sea Greens

Enter the world of seaweed harvesters. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Knifemaker

Joel Bukiewicz sharpens and hones. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Menuology

Rebecca Federman heads the largest public menu collection in the country. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Soda Pop

John Nese is the Willy Wonka of carbonation. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Master Pickler

Alex Hozven can pickle almost anything. (By Lessley Anderson, Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Cheese Crusader

Australian Will Studd risked fines and jail for raw-milk cheese. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Obsessives

Obsessives: The Bee Whisperer

A beekeeper is like a good host: Make everybody happy, and the party will take care of itself. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Obsessives

Obsessives: The Soul of the Rice Kernel

Sake is so simple, so complex. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Pure Pizza Pleasure

Anthony Mangieri of Una Pizza Napoletana. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: The Proper Cup of Tea

James Norwood Pratt is steeped in it. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Get the Shot

Coffee Obsessive Arno Holschuh discusses the secrets of a perfect espresso. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)