Coming home to the island of North Haven, Maine, this chef has capitalized on the burgeoning local and organic food movements by working almost solely with locally grown and harvested foods. Read more »

Following the success of his book Over the Moat, this writer now runs Mandarin Media, a public relations firm that publicizes travel to Southeast Asia. Read more »

A French-speaking English major ends up in the auberge business in Québec City — but only after a major archeological study during excavation yields 5,000 artifacts. Read more »