On my last leg of August vacation which led me to London, I made a b-line for Fergus Henderson’s St. John Restaurant. I’d been once for breakfast to St. John Bread and Wine on my last visit before heading to Bethesdabakin. This time, instead of the...
While doing a long walk around London’s huge roads and parks, I got hungry. My wife’s friend suggested Granger & Co., a Notting Hill neighborhood favorite. Chef Bill Granger, who also writes cookbooks, creates a distinctively Australian flavor to his...
My wife just took me out to dinner at Harlem’s Red Rooster, Marcus Samuelsson’s revived Harlem restaurant. It offers a slice of Americana with brilliant updated soul food. The staples are here; grits, yard bird (fried chicken) and corn bread, cow peas,...
My last trip to Montreal was highlighted by meeting Derek Damman, the chef of D&A. On my recent return, Derek invited me back to sit down and devour some of his uniquely Canadian terroir offerings. Mind you, I’d just partaken in a tasting of wood fired...
When you want French, go see my former chef Jean-Michel Bergounoux at his restaurant L'Absinthe. It's a bit modern but also features the classics that I love in good French food. I had a fine lunch there recently, with great food and sharing kitchen stories...
