I'm Riley Morgan, a 38-year-old self-taught chef based in Asheville, North Carolina. My journey with food started in the most American way possible—at backyard barbecues, church potlucks, and around my grandmother's bustling kitchen table in rural Georgia. I never went to culinary school, but I learned to cook by watching, tasting, and, quite frankly, burning more than my fair share of dinners before getting it right.