“If you want to get really crazy, Brussels sprouts love cured pork. Crisp up some bacon, pancetta, or chorizo in a skillet; save the crisp bits; use the fat to roast the sprouts; then toss them together with the meat when they come out of the oven.”

American chef and food writer

J. Kenji López-Alt is an American chef and food writer known for bringing a scientific approach to home cooking. He wrote The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science, which grew out of his Serious Eats column of the same name. The book became both a critical and commercial success, reached the New York Times Best Seller list, and won the 2016 James Beard Foundation Award for Best General Cooking cookbook. His work often explains why recipes behave the way they do, while showing how science can make familiar American dishes more reliable.