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We re-read all 105 Food’n’Chef stories for the words chefs leave for readers: 58 of them give advice or a wish, from cooking at home and choosing ingredients to eating well and, most often, doing what you love.

We re-read all 105 Food’n’Chef stories to see what chefs do away from the stove: 34 name a sport, eight go fishing, and in 33 a hobby leads straight back to food.

We re-read all 105 Food’n’Chef stories to see how these chefs got their first kitchen jobs, and in 30 of them the chef started at the sink, as a helper or assistant, or in the dining room rather than at the stove.

We re-read all 105 Food’n’Chef stories for what chefs say about Michelin stars, and in 11 of them the chef says they, or the kitchen they lead or cook in, hold stars.

We re-read all 105 Food’n’Chef stories to see what chefs eat when they are off duty: 21 describe cooking at home, 19 like their own food simple, and 28 name the cuisine they grew up with as their favorite.

We re-read all 105 Food’n’Chef stories to see who first taught these chefs to cook, and in 35 of them the answer is a mother, a grandmother or grandparents.

Light roasts, Colombian beans and Yemeni coffee houses, in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Hoboken.

14 tried · 17 next on my list

Neapolitan, Roman, sourdough and Staten Island thin crust, across the city and in Jersey City.

3 tried · 12 next on my list