Mr. Benjamin is an award-winning sommelier and activist. Last Saturday, I poured wine, greeted regulars and strangers and bused tables at Contento, the restaurant I co-owned in East Harlem, for the ...

A longtime chef flirts with the idea of coming back to the business he'd left behind — but he has some conditions. Greg Baker is a chef, restaurant consultant, and writer with almost 40 years of ...

Ernest Ang, 24, knew engineering wasn't for him — but he was unsure what career he wanted. He pestered his grandmother to share her coveted recipes with him. He started his own food outlet, battling ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ernest Ang, the 24-year-old founder of Kokoyo Nyonya Delights, a Peranakan eatery in Singapore. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I ...