I met Kamal Mouzawak 13-years ago. It was October 2010. New York City. Kamal had traveled from his home in Beirut, Lebanon to attend Bill Clintons Global Initiative conference. Two chefs for whom I had great respect had mentioned his name to me (Brad Farmerie and...
Visiting my sister in Basel, we went to lunch at an area called "the Markthalle," a space built on the site formerly used for an indoor farmer's market. Under its sunlit dome, lives a hive of food courts, buzzing with shops selling a variety...
Here are some shots of a trip to Firenze, more commonly known as Florence. My friend Judy Witts Francini offered a great tour. Amid the melting heat of summer, the highlight was the Mercato Centrale. And we also had the chance to meet David Bedu, a baker of...
It's lovely to smell real farmed produce, and it inspires cooking a great meal. And visually, food tells you lots of things; first, don't fuss, keep it simple, true to its original beautiful form. Restraint is knowing how to take two or three items, then align them so...
Puntarelle can be thought of as vegetable cousin to chicory. My first try, I was hooked by a marriage of this crisp fennel like vegetable with anchovy. It was, no overstatement, divine! And now if I sound like a guy who sports twin toy poodles, so be it. Puntarelle...
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