While I hold my own views, it's important not to get too wrapped up in individual candidates and personalities, but instead to focus on the real issues

People might not protest for overtly political or social causes, but when they can't feed themselves and their family, they will take to the streets.

If you're cooking for someone important - whether it's your boss or a date - never try a new recipe and a new ingredient at the same time.

I feel very fortunate that I was raised in a multicultural family, and it came through food.

In Ethiopia, food is often looked at through a strong spiritual lens, stronger than anywhere else I know. It's the focal point of weddings, births and funerals and is a daily ceremony from the preparation of the meal and the washing of hands to the sharing of meals.

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

People come up to me all the time and ask how I stay the way I am, and it's no secret. The first lesson a chef needs to learn is how to handle a knife; the second is how to be around all that food.