Top Chef star Gail Simmons typically spends a lot of time eating other people’s food — at restaurants, at food festivals, and on TV under the camera lights while in judging mode.

Now, sheltering at home like so many other folks, she says she’s making more use of her Brooklyn kitchen than ever before, and going through groceries and pantry items at a quicker clip, too. But with some clever storage hacks (storing spices in reusable glass jars of all