In 2002, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow was visiting a family in Malawi, where a terrible famine was leaving people struggling to find enough food. The family’s mother was dying from an AIDS-related illness. Sitting beside her was her 14-year-old son, Edward. MacFarlane-Barrow asked the boy what he wanted most in life. Edward didn’t talk about becoming rich … Read more
In 2002, Narayanan Krishnan was preparing for the biggest opportunity of his cooking career. He had already worked as an award-winning chef at a five-star hotel in India and was being considered for a prestigious position in Switzerland. At just 21 years old, he had the kind of future many young chefs dream about. But … Read more
At around 9:30 in the evening, Jorge Muñoz would pull up beneath the elevated train tracks in Jackson Heights, Queens. People were already waiting for his white pickup truck and the home-cooked meals packed inside. Earlier that day, he had been driving a school bus. After finishing his route, he went home and began cooking … Read more