Ahu Hettema & Nili Yildirim
Istanbul Hawaii cooks modern Anatolia through Hawaii’s season, held between two homelands. Chefs Ahu Hettema and Nili Yildirim, mother and daughter from Mersin on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast, work side by side: one rooted in tradition, the other shaping it with a...
Pyet DeSpain
Pyet is is a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and an award-winning traveling private chef. She is the first winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef, a competitor on Tournament of Champions, and a judge on Super Market Stakeout. She is the author of the...
Melissa Miranda
Melissa Miranda is a Seattle-born Filipina-American chef, restaurateur and community builder whose work is rooted in heritage, storytelling and shared table. After studying culinary arts in Florence, Italy, she sharpened her craft across kitchens in Italy and New York...