This has been a hectic summer, and it’s starting to wind down.

Ian Lara is a Brooklyn-bred and Queens-raised comedian.

When this New Yorker started taking adventure trips out of the city, she realized it was hard to meet other women who shared her need to explore.

Brittany’s no stranger to solo rock-climbing trips.

Scarlett has always loved the outdoors, but she never really felt like she could take on trekking alone.

Lin Smith Jerome is a certified boss who runs Cafe Lola, Pizza Anonymous, and St. Honore Donuts & Beignets — all staples in the Vegas community (and tourist favorites in their own right).

Chef Luis Martinez learned how to cook by watching his Puerto Rican grandmother.

Any time Amy goes home to Chicago, she doesn’t leave without buying a frozen deep dish pizza to bring back to her family.

When Sharzad gets homesick for San Francisco, she always craves Mediterranean-inspired fusion food.

Lizzy wanted to throw a twist on her family’s normal taco night ritual, so she laid down a challenge: Her daughters can pick whatever ingredients they want, and Lizzy will turn them into tacos.

Homesick for authentic Mexican cooking, restaurateur Nelida Ayala opened up Artesano Tamaleria in the Flower District of Los Angeles.

Whether they’ll admit it or not, Minnesotans love hotdish, a casserole made of mostly pantry ingredients that can keep a family fed when the weather gets chilly.