Turnips, Root Beer and Evolution

Turnips, Root Beer and Evolution

We’re currently serving turnips in a few different dishes. Yesterday, after boiling a batch, I drank some of the leftover cooking water. It had that earthy, somewhat horseradish-like, yet slightly sweet taste. It was a bit weak, but that could be fixed with some...

Green Tomatoes

The growing season is winding down and I’m left with 15 pounds of green tomatoes. Now what? Sure, there’s salsa and pickles, but I’m looking beyond that.
Dueling Trail Mix Romesco

Dueling Trail Mix Romesco

Dueling Trail Mix Romesco Makes about 1 pint For this recipe, I started with my traditional Romesco recipe, substituting trail mix for the plain almonds, as well as adding chipotle seasoning. The fruit and chocolate, combined with the chipotle, make this sort of a...
StarChefs ICC 2013

StarChefs ICC 2013

Another year has come and gone. Here is a small selection of pictures from this years StarChefs International Chefs Congress. I have more photos posted over on my Tumblr page, and the best recap can be found on John Sconzo’s Flickr page. If you like what you...