I recently visited my brother and his wife who are living in New Jersey's Pine Barrens. The first thing I learned was locals referred to outsiders like me as a Benny, whereas they identify as Shoobis. Other education included an introduction to their subtle...
I found a new way sandwich roll for the holidays. It's a mix that riffs off panettone, all-be-it a bread that's not studded with fruit or flavoring. Just eggs and butter and a long mix of about nine hours of proofing. The key is to refresh the lievito madre in...
Each year the private club where I am chef holds their "Spring Fling." It's a great excuse for a colorful spread. This year's was 15 hours over a simple spread. Honestly, more often the crowd here is about drinking, not eating. Regardless, here's...
Meet Eliot Z. Felde. He's one of the collaborators of an interesting new book, Breadcrumbs. An American now living in Berlin, Felde worked with a group of local artists to create something between an art book and a celebration of... well, the concept of sandwiches. As...
“Diet” was more effective than any kind of powerful medical therapy according to Ernest Hemingway. I wonder if he ever ate a media noche, or Cuban sandwich? It's said he's attributed to the Sloppy Joe. Its actual origins are unclear, though from what I heard it is...
I have been baking a lot of rye-bread variations, most with Germanic sounding names; Altus, Mehlkochstuck,Samen. Each has particular additions from pre-gelatinized rye flour to seeds. Basically, I married these variations and then made them canvasses for different...
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