THE PIE KING
Banker-turned-executive pastry chef Alan Carter, who co-owns Mission Beach Café in San Francisco, has won acclaim for his sweet and savory pies, especially the crust.
THE CULTURAL AMBASSADOR
Marja Vongerichten‘s personal journey is as amazing as her culinary one. Born in Korea to a Korean mother and African American father, she was then adopted and raised in America, and several years later married famous French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. So she knows the power food holds as a gateway to understanding an entire culture. It’s a journey she shares with audiences through her PBS series Kimchi Chronicles, which explores the Korean cuisine Vongerichten has come to love since reuniting with her birth mother at 19.
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