Dinner Party Animal

“Who wouldn’t want an invitation to Jake’s place? His parties look easy, delicious, and, above all, fun!” — Giada De Laurentiis“Jake’s punim is as mind-blowing as his recipes!” — Rachael Ray“Jake is a captivating storyteller, though each story is more like a naughty secret he couldn’t keep.” — Yotam Ottolenghi“Jake is a shining star for the next generation of Cohens!” — Andy Cohen“Jake opened my eyes to fantastic cooking and also the wonderful possibility of being gay.” — Mike Solomonov“Jake is the sexiest chef alive.” — Benny Blanco“Jake is like a son to me.” — Katie Couric“Jake’s delicious, has a shayne punim, and makes me kvell with nachas!” — Debra Messing“Jake is like a son to me. A wildly embarrassing son.” — Phil Rosenthal“Jake, like everything he makes, is easy and delicious.” — Ali Wong“Jake is the gayest Jew on the planet!” — Isaac Mizrahi“Jake is the Jewiest gay on the planet! (Besides me and Isaac Mizrahi).”  — Judy Gold“Jake is the greatest cookbook author to ever exist.”  — Jake’s Mother“Jake is the definition of a dinner party animal, whether wolfing down his delicious creations, watching his friends pig out at the tables he curates, or fishing for compliments to put on this book.” — Benj Pasek“Jake, despite being famously illiterate, writes beautiful cookbooks.” — Alex Edelman“Jake is the sweetest ingredient in the recipe for Moshiach Energy.” — Modi Rosenfeld“Jake is any mother’s dream, and by that I mean my mother is obsessed with him.”  — Shoshana Bean“Jake is simultaneously the nicest and naughtiest Jewish boy I know.” — Jessie Ware“Jake’s recipes bring me to my knees and you can quote me on that! Wait don’t actually quote that…” — Josh Groban“Jake is like a brother to me. A much less talented brother.” — Adam Met

JAKE COHEN is the former food editor of Tasting Table and Time Out New York, and now serves as the editorial director of the FeedFeed (@thefeedfeed). He has written for websites and publications including Food52, Saveur, and others. He lives in New York City with his husband, Alex.