Alyson Sheppard is a food writer and hangover specialist based in the South.

9 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Chefs (MentalFloss.com)

9 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Chefs (MentalFloss.com)

We think we know chefs. We eat out multiple nights a week, watch chef-centric reality TV shows, and consume gossip about their personal lives. But they aren’t all the hot-tempered characters we see on TV. In fact, the successful, high-profile ones rarely are. They’re in the kitchen to feed people, to surprise diners and make them happy. They’re there to work.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/558316/secrets-chefs

José Andrés Takes on the Lionfish (RobbReport.com)

José Andrés Takes on the Lionfish (RobbReport.com)

For One Night, The Bad Boy Chefs of Alabama Clean Up Real Nice (Edible Lower Alabama, Fall 2018)

For One Night, The Bad Boy Chefs of Alabama Clean Up Real Nice (Edible Lower Alabama, Fall 2018)