Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. Historically, ...

Owner Alex Smith chops organic broccoli for a catering dish at The Plated Table in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) Buy Photo IOWA CITY — For Chef Alex Smith, ...

Vladimir Smirnov managed to work his way from poor Russian immigrant to a banquet chef position with Rice Epicurean market. After years of work there, he decided it was time to go after the dream of ...

The food writers Matt Lee and Ted Lee took jobs with a high-end New York caterer for a book that explores this little-understood but hugely influential business. By Kim Severson One June night in 2011 ...