TV food host Alton Brown flies a lot — up to 75 trips a year when he’s filming shows like Chopped and Iron Chef America. One trick? He brings along homemade chocolate chip cookies for the flight crew.

Are you in need of some comfort food? Between the weather and the ICE crackdown, it’s a tough time to be a Twin Citian. To that end, I can hardly think of anything more cozy than a homemade chocolate ...