The former editor in chief at Food & Wine for more than two decades, podcast host and self-admitted food-obsessed tastemaker has added “advocate for nature” to her résumé. Skipping ahead to the punchline, lest you think it’s all stern finger-wagging from Cowin to “do this, do that” when it comes to responsible cuisine; in fact, it’s all about joy. The joy of cooking? Has a nice ring to it. Tell us more behind the journey to Progressive Hedonist. About a year-and-a-half ago, I couldn’t figure out what to do next to impact climate change with an eye on positivity for…

Like so many of you I’m sure, I have a somewhat complicated relationship with food, though I mostly refer to it as an evolving friendship instead. Since I was a…