Rolling Stone magazine once labeled Kerry Simon "the Rock and Roll chef." I had the chance to work next to him when we were both employed by separate kitchens at New York's Drake Hotel, Kerry working under Jean-George Vongerichten(JGV). Later Ivana Trump stole him...
For me, Dieter Schorner signified a past that was distant but so relevant to anyone running a restaurant. Originally from Bavaria, Dieter baked pastries for everyone from plebians (like me) to high-and-mighty figures such as Jacqueline Onassis and Henry Kissinger. ...
This is an interview Stir the Pots did in 2006, not long after we started out. At the time, Brad Farmerie was making a name as the force guiding the food at the terrific New York City restaurant Public. Now years later, Brad is working in London, helping lead one of...
When we launched Stir the Pots in 2005, co-founder Jeremy Shapiro wanted Chef Jean Michel Gammarielo as one of our first interviews. As his radiant smile captures in the photo above, Jean Michel was ever the confident, thoughtful professional, someone for whom Jeremy...
In the spring of 2007, we reached out to Anthony Bourdain for an interview. By then, Bourdain was established as a bright light in the food world. Perpetually curious, a natural raconteur, he loved the universe of food, from the tools and processes that make it...
Stir-the-Pots co-founder Jeremy Shapiro spent three years serving as a cook in the American army in Germany. After getting out of the military, Jeremy returned to the United States and went to study to become a chef under acque Pepin, who was teaching at New York’s...
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