by perfectlittlebites | Nov 10, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, Charcuterie, chef, cook, Cooking, culinary, Food, Photography
This weekend I finally made it down to The Shack in Staunton, VA, where chef Ian Boden is serving some really creative, contemporary Southern food. Here is a look at just a few of the dishes we had Warm Farro & Market Vegetable Salad – watercress – barrel aged...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 31, 2014 | benefit, Charcuterie, charity, chef, cook, Food, fundraiser, Gardening, Offal, Photography, restaurant
Last week I hosted a benefit dinner for our local food bank. This is the third year we’ve held the event, and it was a sold-out success that raised over $10K. For the past two years, I have created a 5 course meal using mostly canned and dried goods that could...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 31, 2014 | Assorted, chef, Cooking, culinary, enriqueolvera, Food, mexican, Photography, restaurant, vegetarian
This past Tuesday I had the opportunity to have dinner at Cosme, Enrique Olvera’s new restaurant in NYC. I’m a long-time fan who has never eaten in any of his restaurants. I was in town for the StarChefs International Chefs Congress, which chef Olvera was...
by perfectlittlebites | Dec 30, 2012 | Assorted, business, chef, Cooking, Dessert, ethics, Food, philosophy
I’d like to elaborate on something I posted online earlier this morning. Here is a bit of advice to the cooks out there. Stop being so damn nice. Don’t get me wrong, I want a solid team that play well together and enjoy what they do. But there’s something I’ve...
