Today I received sad news regarding a young chef's passing. Jason Osburn was a talented young chef from Michigan who I'd met at the Charcuterie Masters in 2016. We corresponded, most often regarding food and life. Food is the chef's life. From what I saw and hear,...
My kitchen crew has consisted of two full time cooks and a chef - me. We just got to hire another full time cook, now our "newbie." Like me he's an Army veteran. But he served in Iraq while my service was in Germany. It's great to have him. His name is Yamil. Here's...
Our final night in Avignon, we managed a table at L'Essentiel, a restaurant which outside looked much too fancy for an American couple wearing shorts and flip-flops. In fact, it turned out to be quite casual. Seated in the courtyard under the fading sunlight, we had a...
I'm a large collector of T-shirts, usually those made by small business's, bakers and cooks. Someone once commented on a photo of me wearing what they coined " most stupid t-shirt". I beg to differ, I'm representing. And it's fun to wear these symbols in different...
Jean George Vongerichten’s latest restaurant, abcV, has a name that is hard to say quickly (just try!) but it’s easy to enjoy. And given it is the third restaurant he has located within the ABC Carpet building, I guess it has a particular logic. Whatever, here's a...
Here's some thoughts on a London lunch at Peter Gordon's Tapa Room. A fusion of wine bar and café, the ground floor offers a diverse menu available throughout the day. Ten years ago, I had visited Gordon's restaurant Providores, something I remember as a treat. The...
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