Australian Boot Company

Margie Cook, Vegan Chef, accurately describes her charming new Revel Foods storefront as “cute as a button.” And chatting with her there on an early September afternoon, it turns out, is every bit as captivating as the space. Margie is experienced, wise and thoughtful—and laugh-out-loud funny. Amid the humming refrigerators filled with small-batch, hand-prepared sauces, dips, main courses and desserts, the conversation meanders from food and cooking to family and friends, travels and loves, and somehow winds its way back to food. It’s similar to her career, really. “Always, regardless of what I tried to do, I was always pulled...