8 Snacks and Guilty-Pleasure Foods Chefs Can’t Live Without
Home > Kitchen & Household 8 Snacks and Guilty-Pleasure Foods Chefs Can’t Live Without I asked chefs about the snacks, ingredients and guilty pleasure foods they can't stop buying. Until now… To get the inside scoop on the best online food buys, I asked eight chefs to share the snacks, condiments and cooking must-haves that bring them the most joy when not on the line and firing up other people’s orders. Torres black truffle potato chips Executive Chef Michael Quigley isn’t apologizing for his love of these salty, umami-bomb chips.
- ▪Home > Kitchen & Household 8 Snacks and Guilty-Pleasure Foods Chefs Can’t Live Without I asked chefs about the snacks, ingredients and guilty pleasure foods they can't stop buying.
- ▪Until now… To get the inside scoop on the best online food buys, I asked eight chefs to share the snacks, condiments and cooking must-haves that bring them the most joy when not on the line and firing up other people’s orders.
- ▪Torres black truffle potato chips Executive Chef Michael Quigley isn’t apologizing for his love of these salty, umami-bomb chips.
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Home > Kitchen & Household 8 Snacks and Guilty-Pleasure Foods Chefs Can’t Live Without I asked chefs about the snacks, ingredients and guilty pleasure foods they can't stop buying. Joey Skladany Joey is a writer/editor, TV/radio personality, lifestyle expert, former entertainment publicist and author of "Basic Bitchen." His written work has been featured in major food and travel outlets, and he is an on-air contributor for the Today Show.… Read full bio Joey Skladany Read full bio August 9, 2026, 7:00 am ET 5 min read Torres While the world’s top chefs have direct access to premium ingredients, complex recipes and state-of-the-art appliances, they, too, fall for guilty-pleasure foods, shortcut ingredients and other foods nobody tells us novices about.
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