A native New Yorker with Brooklyn roots, he grew up in a household where cooking and vegetable gardening were some of his parents’ passions. In his teens and 20s, Michael’s passions were artistic, but...
There is an exchange of flavor between the item and its cooking vehicle (liquid), and often the liquid is strained and used to make an accompanying sauce or broth. Braised items tend to be rich in...
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit a farm called Creamery Brook Bison in Brooklyn, a quiet agricultural town in Northeastern Connecticut. Austin and Deborah Tanner have owned and...
“Learning those techniques was a big reason why I wanted to go to culinary school,” Seth explains of his interest in cooking non-kosher foods. When he began classes at ICE, he discovered the...
A good hot dog to me has a nice snap to it," Chef Frank says. "It should be a little garlicky, it should be a little salty, it should have a little smokiness to it." He likes the gaminess of lamb...
It’s probably for the best that the pastry module is over because your body can only eat croissants for dinner for so long. This is a chapter in my culinary school diaries that I am ready to leave...
We met almost 30 years ago when I was the sous chef at Gotham Bar and Grill, where we used their lamb, and I love speaking with them. They tell great stories because they really love what they do and...
"I wanted to combine my love for cooking meat and a little bit of the experience that I had in France," Chef Adriana explains. She selects a 1 1/2-inch thick cut of rib-eye, leaves the bone in for...
Here are her top tips on finding and working with the best purveyors for your restaurant. How do you view the chef-purveyor relationship? Most importantly, meat vendors are the chef’s pipeline to one...
I am here to spend the day working with one such master of trade, Arthur Dehaine, the chef charcutier for the restaurant group. Chef Arthur oversees the entire charcuterie department, from design to...
It is also the start of lambing season. Often confused with when lamb is in abundance, “spring lamb” refers to the breeding cycle. Lambs are born early in the year and are in peak supply in summer and...
Chef Frank elevates his hamburger (which becomes a cheeseburger) with four key techniques: grinding his own meat, making his own pickles, caramelizing onions effortlessly and shaping a patty like a...
