I met Pittsburgh-based suburban farmer/chef/author Daniel Agüera on FaceBook. Then one summer day, Daniel told me he and his wife were coming into the city and invited me to meet for breakfast. After that we stayed in touch and so recently, I invited him to...
Chef Floyd Cardoz recently died, another victim of coronavirus. I discovered him via his Instagram account, where he published a feed full of recipes and cooking lessons. In honor of him, I'm preparing one of my favorite Indian delicacies, dosa. I'll follow...
I met Amy Hedyatpour through mutual friend, Brad Preznant. After Brad steered me to her blog, I ended up a fan. Amy fascinated me with her battles in French cooking brigades, her farm-to-table dishes, her perfumed Persian kitchen's pantry and finally her...
Today I received sad news regarding a young chef's passing. Jason Osburn was a talented young chef from Michigan who I'd met at the Charcuterie Masters in 2016. We corresponded, most often regarding food and life. Food is the chef's life. From what I saw...
My kitchen crew has consisted of two full time cooks and a chef - me. We just got to hire another full time cook, now our "newbie." Like me he's an Army veteran. But he served in Iraq while my service was in Germany. It's great to have him. His name...
Our final night in Avignon, we managed a table at L'Essentiel, a restaurant which outside looked much too fancy for an American couple wearing shorts and flip-flops. In fact, it turned out to be quite casual. Seated in the courtyard under the fading sunlight, we...
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