There are rumors out there that chefs keep the best cuts of meat or fish for themselves. While i should really try to extinguish such rumors i’m gonna go ahead and admit my guilt and point my finger at my fellow professionals as well. Chefs are bastards after all, for the most part. I’m guilty […]

This is what i feel like eating on hot summer days. It would make the perfect picnic salad even though the simple idea of a picnic has become a distant, unrealistic dream for me. My work schedule won’t allow anything remotely relaxing until at least… december 2012! [insert sympathetic moans here] Anyone wants to start […]

I had a few things leftover in the refrigerator and an hour to kill so i came up with this dish. Sorry for the lack of blogging lately but this is busy season for me between trips to the Hamptons and consulting for an ice cream shop on my days off. My brain feels like […]

A while back, i blogged about the precious Gateau Basque recipe i hacked from my cooking instructor with the help of a gang of kitchen thugs. Organized crime never tasted so good. This is another recipe from those early days in the kitchen except this one was graciously offered as part of my culinary education. And […]

I have to hurry and post this recipe before fresh peas totally disappear from the markets. Zenchef wants to stay seasonal although he’s been a bit bloglazy lately (yes it’s a new word). I hope health conscious people will appreciate the efforts i made here to incorporate a green vegetable into breakfast. This sneaky cover-up […]