America's cooks have powerful voices. In addition to inspiring us with their kitchen wisdom, they help us explore culture and our shared humanity.
Cook's Close Up
Cook's Country's editors and photographers travel the nation to bring you the stories of American cooks in our On the Road series. These "Cook's Close-Up" portraits are outtakes from that series and show another side of the people who help feed our country. A new portrait will be added with each new issue.
Richard Funk, owner and pit master at Desert Oak Barbecue, El Paso, Texas. Featured in our August/September 2022 issue.