Breast Milk Cookies
Now that I have your attention, these are not cookies made with breast milk. These cookies are made with ingredients that are supposed to increase a nursing mother’s supply. Even if you’re not a breast feeding mom, which I’m clearly not, these coo…
Collaboration & The Creative Process
I’m a big fan of collaboration. It’s always interesting to see what someone else brings to the table. How do you change or evolve when working with a new partner or group? As a notoriously huge Talking Heads fan, I went to see David Byrne & St Vin…
Grocery List
Next week I’ll be cooking a fundraiser dinner for the local food bank. I’ve been challenged to feature food items found on their shelf. This is my starting point:Canned Marinara, Canned Peaches, Bologna, Rolled Oats, Canned Corn, Hot Dogs, Ground …
StarChefs ICC 2012- A Photo Album
ICC 2012 has come and gone. Here are some of my favorite pictures, all of which I took
Jordan Kahn & Mathias Dahlgren StarChefs Dinner in Pictures
At this year’s StarChefs International Chef’s Congress, there was a special dinner to end the even. It was a collaborative dinner between Jordan Kahn of the modern Vietnamese restaurant Red Medicine in LA, and Mathias Dahlgren of Sweden. The dinne…
Why No Love For The Liver?
This probably isn’t a shocker, but offal is pretty popular right now. With chefs embracing whole animal usage, organ meat is popping up on menus across the globe. But even the most dedicated offal enthusiasts turn up their noses at the mere mentio…
Cake Love
I’ve been a bit enchanted by desserts lately. I think the draw is that it’s not something I’m used to doing. As part of our new menu at the restaurant, I decided to tweak the dessert menu and start making some of the items myself. I wanted to keep…
Change
New menu, new lead cook, new direction. It all starts tonight
Cookout Time
This is my favorite time of year. As much as everyone loves summer cookouts, I like fall cookouts even better. I’m a year round grilling kind of guy. As crazy as it may sound, I also look forward to a certain fall cookout at work. There’s a group …
Food Traditions
Everyone has them. Those foods that you grew up with. Maybe you still eat them today. They take you back to a certain time and place. For me, it’s baked beans. Growing up in Massachusetts they were a staple in our house. I am now one of the few pe…