Since 2008, "Baron Ambrosia"—"the mutant offspring of Ali G. and Anthony Bourdain"—has traversed the Bronx in pursuit of the borough's most excellent food, fighting villains and falling in love (several times) along the way. The Baron Ambrosia character is the invention of gonzo filmmaker Justin Fornal, who has forged ahead with only the limited resources of public television channel BronxNet; now, Fornal has parlayed his work into a gig with the Cooking Channel, where he will make his big league debut with The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia this Sunday. More

Yes, you read that correctly. Mark Bitterman is a Selmelier -- a salt expert. He and his wife Jennifer Turner Bitterman, both former New Yorkers, recently opened an NYC branch of The Meadow, a shop they started in Portland, Oregon. This West Village boutique not only carries salt, but chocolate, bitters, syrups, oils and vinegars, or, as the Bittermans like to say, it's "a place where the beautiful, the delicious, and the unexpected are brought together for your pleasure." More

Part dinner party, part cocktail party, part restaurant, and part social scene, supper clubs can be found all over the city. One recent addition to the mix is Midnight Brunch, the creation of Emily Cavalier, who blogs at Mouth of the Border. She's taken her passion for the city's ethnic cuisines and started a late-night supper club to feature the flavors she has discovered over the years. Toss in some custom cocktails, some helping hands, and a group of food-lovers, and you've got yourself a tasty way to spend an evening. More

Rachael Mamane took her dedication to nose-to-tail eating, her love for cooking, and mixed it with her connections to local farmers to create Brooklyn Bouillon. This up-and-coming company creates stocks and demi-glaces using ingredients straight from Greenmarket farmers, with no additives, and makes them available to home cooks. More

[Photograph: Kumquat Cupcakery] Sometimes all you want is just one perfect bite of something sweet. Keavy Landreth realized this when she started Kumquat Cupcakery, where she specializes in mini-cupcakes in both traditional and unique flavors. She's been making these... More

As a child, Caroline Dorn earned the nickname "Butter Queen" as her love for butter was so strong, she often ate it right from the stick. As an adult, she took her obsession in a healthier direction, launching Butter Queen of Brooklyn in 2010 with Loryn Lopes—creating flavored butters and hoping to spread her enthusiasm for the creamy concoctions to serious eaters throughout the city. More

Chef Aarón Sanchez is no stranger to the kitchen. Following in the culinary footsteps of his mother, Chef Zarela Martinez, Sanchez has made a name for himself in Mexican and Latin cuisine. More

Loren Brill is the owner of Sweet Loren's, a baking company that offers all-natural cookie dough made from unprocessed and unrefined ingredients. More

Jeff Northrop left his job in the finance world to sell oysters, and now this 25-year-old is supplying briny mollusks from his family's oyster beds in Connecticut to some of the city's top restaurants. Eventually he plans to take his business background to start a hedge fund to fund sustainable oyster and seafood production. Jeff took some time to share his thoughts on oysters with Serious Eaters. More

Not everyone gets cravings for ice cream sandwiches in the middle of winter, but Julian Plyter & Kareem Hamady certainly have the power to tempt you, despite the chilly temperatures. The duo behind Melt Bakery churns out over thirty varieties of ice cream sandwiches, using high-quality ingredients and creative flavor combinations. More