something to food about: Exploring Creativity with Innovative Chefs

Questlove, leader of hip-hop superstars The Roots and bandleader for Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show, has established himself as a cultural commentator and essayist–a wide-ranging intellect whose interests span from music to politics to race to design and now, food. Somethingtofoodabout is a book about art, craft, creativity, and deliciousness- essays and conversations with ten inspiring chefs on what makes their creative clocks tick.

Somethingtofoodabout puts Questlove in conversation with notable chefs such as Ludo Lefebvre (Trois Mec/The Taste), Dominique Crenn (Atelier Crenn), and Nathan Myhrvold (Modernist Cuisine) to explore and share their different creative processes, how their philosophies have evolved, and how they work within the space of their restaurant–both physically and conceptually–to create experiences. Each chapter will center on one chef, opening with an essay that sets the context of the restaurant, and then moving into a conversation between Questlove and the chef. These chapters will be punctuated by gorgeous, artistic photography, illustrations, sketches, and sidebars that introduce us to the things that influence the chefs and inspire Questlove’s curiosity about their food.