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Gentlemen Farmer

I have given up baking for farming. More accurately, I'm making a city-guy's attempt at gardening, transforming my withered fire escape into a budding ranch of herbs, a patch of land to bring forth bounty under the summer rays of Sunnyside, Queens. In my imagination I...

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Justin Dean

Justin Dean

Justin Dean is a food wizard. I heard about him through my former sous-chef Bob del Grosso. Justin interested me because of his multi-skilled abilities. Not just a chef, Justin is an expert in the nuances of fermentation.  A few weeks ago, I invited him...

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Carlo Di Cristo

For me, Carlo Di Cristo is the bread baker version of a Rorschach test. Looking at his baking opens up my imagination while testing my sense of what's possible.  This Italian wizard from Napoli's SoulCrumbs cafe caught my attention with the holey-art he creates in...

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Pork Belly Porchetta

Call me obsessive, pork belly is great for porchetta. Most of my staff don't like pork, they'd rather eat eggs or chicken and rice, all week long...whatever. I got a piece of pork belly for pate, but went with duck instead, so I seasoned up the belly, rolled...

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Jamon Iberico

Bellota ham is a heritage variety, acorn-fed pork from Spain. Not only is it tasty, it's gorgeous. Having been gifted with a sample box at work, it was easy to add this gorgeous delicacy to my April menu. For serving it, I was inspired by a Catalan "pa amb tambiquet,"...

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