Michael Harlan Turkell

Michael Harlan Turkell, a once-aspiring chef, now photographer, author, and podcaster, has been twice been nominated for James Beard Foundation awards, photographed over a dozen  cookbooks, and written a few, including Acid Trip: Travels in the World of Vinegar, which won an IACP award for culinary travel writing. He also runs The Vinegar Professor. He's hosted long-running podcasts for Heritage Radio Network, Food52 and Modernist Cuisine, and teaches food photography at New York University. Turkell lives in Brooklyn, NY, and is still in search of the premier malt vinegar for his fries.