J. Kenji López-Alt is the author of the James Beard Award–nominated column "The Food Lab," as well as an IACP award and James Beard Award-winning book of the same name. He is also the chef of Wursthall restaurant and bierhaus in San Mateo, CA, writes for various publications, including The New York Times, and has been a regular contributor to Milk Street Radio.

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