Maki Yazawa
Maki Yazawa is a food writer at Well+Good, where she writes food-related content, creates recipes, and produces social media content about cooking. She holds a degree in Media, Culture, and Communication from New York University, where she studied abroad four times to recreate her own version of Eat, Pray, Love. Prior to writing, she helped spearhead the launch of Food Network in Latin America. Maki has Venezuelan and Japanese roots and prides herself in her arepa-making skills. In 2019, she graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education with a degree in culinary arts and completed her externship at David Chang’s Majordōmo in Los Angeles, California.
4 Fail-Proof Tips for Cooking Chickpeas Like a Pro
The award-winning chefs behind the restaurant Kismet share their top tips for how to cook chickpeas—dried or canned—like a professional.
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Meet the Casper Snow Mattress, a cool-to-the-touch mattress designed prevent night sweats and stuffy snoozing. Read the full review here.
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A registered dietitian shares how much calcium per day to consume and an easy calcium cheat sheet guide for reference.