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The SAVEUR test kitchen is the heart of the magazine, the place where cooking is truly a labor of love, and what we learn in and from the kitchen is useful for any home cook. Our kitchen is overseen by executive food editor Todd Coleman, kitchen director Hunter Lewis, and assistant kitchen director Ben Mims.

Each week, Allison Fishman of the Wooden Spoon Cooking School in New York chooses a particular ingredient to illuminate the building blocks of great cuisine.

For many home cooks, seasonality is the spice of life: we want to know when to buy the best meats and produce at their peak. Every week, our contributors, who include writer Leah Koenig and chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy in New York City, give us the lowdown on what to shop for.

The world of wine need not be intimidating: Napa Valley's Ania Zawieja offers well-priced recommendations every week, from picnic-perfect whites to sumptuous reds. Ania is the wine consultant for SAVEUR.

Italian cooking, at its heart, is about simplicity of flavors and uncomplicated cooking. Cookbook author and teacher Giuliano Hazan and his wife, Lael, celebrate this cuisine in their monthly posts.

Brandon Johnson scours the Web for the most beautiful and practical objects for both kitchen and table. She is a former test kitchen intern for SAVEUR, and the founder of the French Culinary Institute’s Eat Life blog.

Every Wednesday, Jessica and Joshua Applestone, the founders and owners of Fleisher’s Grass-fed and Organic Meats in Kingston, New York, share links that help us understand what artisanal butchers do and to appreciate where our meat comes from.

Even professional chefs have their at-home cravings and go-to quick dishes, and in these posts, we find out what they are. Our contributors include New York's Alex Guarnaschelli and Gavin Kaysen, of the restaurants Butter and Café Boulud; and Julie and James Petrakis of the Ravenous Pig in Winter Park, Florida.

Every week, Cathy Erway shines the spotlight on some of the most important folks in the food industry: the growers and producers who make local and organic eating a priority. She is the voice behind the blog Not Eating Out in New York.

Heidi Swanson shares simple vegetarian-friendly foods and recipes that appeal to herbivores and carnivores alike. Heidi is the creator of the celebrated site 101 Cookbooks.

Karen Hammonds selects the best tools to invest in, from knives to cupcake holders to seltzer-makers and more. She is a food editor and writer.