Kitchen Dreams

After the universe dealt her a series of blows, Janine Bruno turned to her Sicilian roots — and love of food — to forge a life she never knew she’d dreamed of.

Cooking might be nuts and dangerous and you might fail, says the chef, but that's what he loves the most about being in the kitchen.

The Chicago native on his Italian-Croatian restaurant Rose Mary, hiring women, and blowing stop signs.

Antonia Lofaso’s work ethic has turned her into one of the hardest-working chefs. Exercise and donuts help fuel her.

Harlem's JJ Johnson is creating a new food diaspora through rice with his fast-casual restaurant Field Trip.