Being a chef can be an occupational health hazard. Just ask Melba Wilson, the chef/owner of Melba's Restaurant, a soul food mecca in Harlem, N.Y. After 20 years of working in the food industry and ...

Given the often overlapping roles of professionals working together in the kitchen, it can be difficult to articulate the exact difference between chefs and cooks. However, even though the catchall ...

Chefs who behave badly get their own show. Also, pink Champagne cake at Madonna Inn plus more road food favorites. And can fish be too fresh? I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with ...