Brian Polcyn Plays With His Meat

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to work with chef Brian Polcyn.  If you aren’t familiar with him, he is the author of the books Charcuterie and Salumi with Michael Ruhlman.  He is also the chef at The Forest Grill and the charcuterie instructor at...

Cottage Cheese, Please!

You get what you pay for. As chefs, we know that.  But I feel that cottage cheese gets a bad rap.  I was guilty too.  It’s that stuff people on diets eat on a bed of lettuce with some fruit, right? I have recently fallen in love with some really high quality...

How To Do It

Learn your craft, work hard, practice, don’t bitch, develop your style, be humble, network, keep learning, never give up. If you like what you see, please consider hiring me for an in-home dinner or cooking lesson. I run a personal chef business based out of...

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...