Naomi Pomeroy has been cooking since age three. She wrote her first recipe at four. Granted, that recipe involved chewing up almonds and mixing them with sprinkles. Nevertheless, that almond mush cake set her on a trajectory to be named one of Food & Wine’s 10 Best New Chefs, a James Beard award-winner, and an Iron Chef competitor. Marie Claire called her the next Alice Waters, but really, she could…

Patrick Ryan lives to innovate. “I’ve never been good at the grind, having one task and doing it everyday. I like to constantly keep inventing and creating.” A Kansas City native, Patrick’s creative spark found a home in the kitchen. He began working in kitchens at an early age, at cozy mom-and-pop joints helmed by Mexican cooks. It’s here where he first began to learn about Mexican culture and cuisine,…

In the early 1970s, three young families settled in Oregon’s Willamette Valley with a mutual vision of making world-class Pinot noir. Now in the second generation, Elk Cove, Ponzi and Sokol Blosser have grown their winery operations and are recognized internationally while remaining family-owned and operated and true to their roots. Echoing the same collaborative spirit of their parents, they’ve come together to share their pride and share their story…

Kristofor Lofgren is a creator who genuinely, earnestly and passionately is driving change in the food world. The founder and CEO of Bamboo Sushi in Portland, Oregon, he urges to “be the change you want to see.”  As the world’s first Marine Stewardship Council-certified sushi restaurant, Bamboo Sushi crafts culinary excellence with sustainability always at top of mind. With Bamboo Sushi, its counterpart QuickFish, and his Sustainable Restaurant group,  Kristofor…