Mason Hereford is the chef and owner of Turkey and the Wolf, a counter service-only joint that Food & Wine and GQ both listed as one of the most important restaurants of the decade, and Bon Appetit named the Best New Restaurant in America in 2017. He also owns Molly's Rise and Shine, a breakfast spot nearby that Food & Wine named a Best New Restaurants in America 2020. The co-chefs at Molly’s who recently came on as partners, Colleen Quarls and Liz Hollinger, got nominated for James Beard Awards this year. Turkey and the Wolf and Mason have both also been nominated. His cookbook, Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin' in New Orleans, became a New York Times Bestseller, after the first shipment spent months lost at sea. He recently partnered with the co-chef of Turkey and the Wolf, Philip Cenac, and his wonderful wife, Lauren Agudo to open a new restaurant called Hungry Eyes. They specialize in deluxe drinking food, zippy wines, sultry cocktails and martinis in an 80’s inspired space on Magazine St. in New Orleans. Mason was born and raised on rollerblades and gas station food in rural Virginia. He currently lives in New Orleans and will never leave.