John Regefalk is a Swedish chef now working in Rome. We met online, though my memory fails as to the specific site. Regardless, as full time chefs, we also share a passion for baking. He was kind enough to give this interview. How did you end up baking...
Aaron Patin is a wonderful chef I met on Facebook. Besides sharing tips, we ended up actually exchanging some food, trading my bread for his specialty, charcuterie! Recently, I had the chance to get on the phone with Aaron to chat about the food...
Judy Witts Francini, a friend as well as a cook and culinary tour guide, just sent me her book Secrets from My Tuscan Kitchen. I'm looking forward to trying her take on classics around pasta, legumes, vegetables, and sweets. I am especially interested in her ragus....
A neighbor of mine in Sunnyside introduced me a new restaurant in Queens. Please understand. That's no small event for a borough that may have fertile centers of traditional ethnic food (e.g. Flushing's Chinatown), but overall seems on a slow boat toward...
Went out to Redhook in Brooklyn for a bit of shopping at Fairway market, which made me think of Fany Gershon. Fany is famous for her Mexican paletas, doughnuts and books. I had the good fortune of meeting her awhile back through my friend Ruth Alegria. La Tiendita,...
Recently I was able to meet pizzaiolo (pizza maker) Antonino Esposito. The introduction to this pizza master maker based in Sorrento, Italy, came from my friend Domenico Bianco, who had showed me some of Antonio's videos. Recently I had the chance to...
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