It’s impossible to know which purveyors will persevere beyond their first 15 tweets, but here are eight worth checking out … for now.

She made sustainable agriculture a rallying cry, but now the activist chef is under attack from food lovers.

An inside look at the political education of the legendary Chez Panisse founder.

Chestnut pancakes with José Andrés and his daughters, Najmieh Batmanglij’s amazing chicken shish kebab, and more.

A recent flap about the first family’s chef demonstrates why that position needs to be redefined.

Last November, Waters wrote a letter urging the Obamas to choose a forward-thinking White House chef, but it hasn’t been published online until now.

The Lunchbox Auction, which benefits hunger relief organizations, features one-of-a-kind lunchboxes designed by celebrities. Here’s a selection of a few of the finished works....

A look at why so few female chefs have risen to the top of the restaurant scene.

When many chefs were still sitting in their high chairs, Alice Waters was begging farmers to grow special produce for her restaurant.

Alice Waters announced a huge public celebration to be held in San Francisco next May 1-4 (that's 2008), to be called Slow Food Nation.