The lengths to which chefs will go to customize the dining experience are astounding: fermenting their own soy sauce, burning vegetable scraps for ash salt, curing fish charcuterie — it’s all in a day ...

In this video, I demonstrate the process of making charcoal using only primitive tools and natural materials. This provides ...

In the Congo River Basin, people who collect bundles of wood to make charcoal are playing a surprisingly large role in the deforestation of a region that rivals the Amazon in importance. A kiln for ...

Adam H. Callaghan is a Quality Team Developmental Editor for Food & Wine. A multilingual editor and writer based in New England, he's worked across digital and print for over 10 years covering food ...