About August

Photo of August DeWindt of There's Food At Home in a kitchen with a floral apron on.

Hi, I’m August DeWindt, the self-taught cook, recipe creator, and New York City native behind There’s Food At Home.

I created There’s Food At Home to help people make really good food at home without feeling like they need professional cooking skills, a mile long ingredient list, or an entire day to do it. Around here, cooking should feel approachable, flavorful, and actually doable, no matter your skill level or the kind of kitchen you’re working with.

How Food Became My Thing

I was born and raised in New York City, so food from different cultures has always been part of my life.

My grandmother was from Memphis, Tennessee, and Southern food was a big part of what I ate growing up. She also let me help her in the kitchen, which gave me some of my earliest cooking memories.

At the same time, many of my childhood friends came from Caribbean backgrounds. I spent plenty of time eating at their homes, learning about different ingredients, dishes, and ways of cooking.

That combination of Southern food, Caribbean influences, and growing up surrounded by NYC’s endless food scene still shows up in the way I cook today.

How There’s Food At Home Started

There’s Food At Home started in 2020.

Like a lot of people, I suddenly found myself at home when the pandemic temporarily shut down the food businesses my husband and I were running. With more time on my hands, I started sharing recipe videos on TikTok.

The page took off, and There’s Food At Home grew from a social media account into the recipe site you’re on today.

The name comes from a phrase a lot of us know a little too well. You’d ask for takeout or want to stop somewhere for food, and the answer was always, “No, there’s food at home.”

I wanted to take that saying and turn it into something you could actually look forward to. Because yes, there’s food at home, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring.

What You’ll Find on There’s Food At Home

The recipes and cooking guides on There’s Food At Home are made for real home kitchens.

You’ll find approachable recipes with plenty of flavor, including:

  • Easy meals for beginner and everyday home cooks
  • Southern and Caribbean-inspired comfort food
  • Small-batch recipes for one or two people
  • Air fryer recipes
  • Budget-friendly meals
  • Pantry and shortcut cooking
  • Side dishes and holiday favorites
  • Restaurant-inspired recipes you can make at home
  • Kitchen tips that make cooking a little easier

I’m not here to make cooking feel more complicated than it needs to be. I want you to understand what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, and feel confident enough to make the recipe your own.

How I Develop My Recipes

I’m a self-taught cook, and my approach to recipe development comes from years of cooking at home and working in the food and hospitality industry.

When I develop recipes for There’s Food At Home, I think about the person actually standing in their kitchen making them. That means focusing on accessible ingredients, straightforward instructions, practical shortcuts, realistic portions, and the visual and sensory cues that help you know when something is going right.

Flavor still comes first. Easy does not have to mean boring.

I also believe recipes should help you become a more confident cook, not make you feel like you failed because you don’t have one obscure ingredient sitting in your pantry.

My Food & Hospitality Experience

Food has been part of my professional life long before There’s Food At Home became what it is today.

I’ve worked in restaurants as a waitress, and one of my favorite parts of the job was helping people figure out what to order. I loved talking through the menu, finding out what someone liked, and pointing them toward something I thought they would genuinely enjoy.

Looking back, that isn’t too far from what I do now. I still love helping people figure out what they want to eat. Now I just get to do it from my own kitchen.

My husband and I have also built and operated food businesses in New York City, including John’s Juice, which we launched in 2017 and operated at Smorgasburg. My experience has included catering, festivals, food events, and other hospitality concepts throughout NYC.

Working in food professionally taught me a lot about flavor, preparation, consistency, hospitality, and most importantly, what people actually enjoy eating.

There’s Food At Home gives me a place to bring all of those experiences into your kitchen.

What started as me sharing recipes from my kitchen has led to opportunities I never expected.

My work as a recipe creator, food entrepreneur, and content creator has included:

August DeWindt speaking at GTCO food and drink festival.
August DeWindt on Live with Kelly and Mark.

I’m grateful that something I started from my kitchen has allowed me to share my love of food with home cooks around the world, both online and in person.

Come Cook With Me

The blog may be my recipe home base, but There’s Food At Home goes beyond the website.

You can find me sharing recipes, cooking tutorials, food stories, and whatever else I’m currently cooking on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest.

I also write my There’s Food At Home newsletter on Substack, where I share more personal stories from the kitchen, recipes, cooking tips, and conversations with my community.

Whether you’re learning how to cook, trying to save some money by eating at home, or just trying to figure out what you’re making for dinner tonight, you’re welcome here.

There’s food at home. Let’s make something good.