an American food journalist, author, and former columnist for The New York Times. author of 20 acclaimed books, including the How to Cook Everything series, the award-winning Food Matters, and The New York Times number-one bestseller, VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00.

Yewande Komolafe is a professional chef, recipe developer, and food stylist and photographer. Her Four Salt Spoons is a recipe development lab based in Brooklyn. She worked at Momofuku Milk Bar and styled food for The New York Times.