Chef Peter Hoff­man is a curi­ous cook’s cook; inter­est­ed in the cul­tur­al, his­tor­i­cal and botan­i­cal back­sto­ries of foods as well as mak­ing them taste deli­cious. Pri­or to writ­ing What’s Good? he was chef-own­er of the renowned Savoy, Back Forty and Back Forty West from 1990 until 2016. Hoff­man active­ly con­sults for food busi­ness­es inter­est­ed in improv­ing their work cul­ture, sourc­ing, and messaging.