I happen to love coconut, particularly for that sweet and crunchy texture it adds to any dish.

I love Europe, but we are still struggling with that kind of development. First of all, we don't have a smart conversation about the difference between an immigrant and a refugee. A refugee can't go back. An immigrant is someone - I chose to move to America. And I also have the option of saying hey, didn't work out, I can move back. That's a completely different story than someone who is locked in.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite American traditions. I quickly picked it up when I moved to the U.S. from Sweden.

In Europe I couldn't be anything but a black cook working for somebody. My inspiration was to own, to be the chef.

It will always be trendy to do the right thing with food.

For many of us, clean water is so plentiful and readily available that we rarely, if ever, pause to consider what life would be like without it.

We struggle with eating healthily, obesity, and access to good nutrition for everyone. But we have a great opportunity to get on the right side of this battle by beginning to think differently about the way that we eat and the way that we approach food.