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I want to share with you a group that has really touched my heart, both the chef-heart and the teacher-heart. My instructor, colleague and friend Neal Bermas has created a restaurant and training center in Vietnam to educate the street kids there in the hospitality and tourism industries. From the STREETS website: STREETS INTERNATIONAL (“STREETS”) is a not-for-profit, [...] Hey all, This is a quick note to let you know that my recipe for Wild Mushroom Ravioli with Sage-Brown Butter Sauce has been selected as a finalist by the Vegetarian Times “Chef’s Challenge!” The winner will be featured in the January issue of the magazine and voting commences on Saturday. I’ll send more details, but [...] 2 comments to Recipe Selected as Finalist!Having a versitle recipe for a creamy dip is great in this kind of weather. No need to cook anything, and you can serve with chips or veggies, or fire up the grill and slather on fish, burgers, chicken… Substitute any greens you like. The blanching step can be omitted if its just too doggone hot [...]
The original plan for the Tarrytown farmers market was to follow the recipe I had written a week before. This is the plan for all the Markets, actually, but one of the glories of shopping straight from a farm [...] 1 comment to Sautéed Peaches with Pan-Roasted Walnuts
If I ever get asked a generic question like, “What does it take to be a chef?” I’m going to say something like “the ability to improvise” and tell the story of today: I arrived at the Pelham market this morning, several hundred recipe cards in hand, to make Zucchini & Summer Squash Primavera, a simple [...] 2 comments to Market Basket Cooking and Greens Pot Stickers
It was a beautiful day at the Pleasantville Farmer’s Market! Thank you to everyone who came down and ate scallops and shared your stories and techniques with me. I had an interesting conversation with a British (?) dude who called me out for calling my recipe “scallop carpaccio.” My thought was to thinly slice the cooked [...] 1 comment to Seared Scallops with Fresh Herb Gremolata
I started out today kind of nervous. At 4pm, I was to be “on” as the new demonstration chef-at-the-market and feared stuck pot stickers, exploding gas burner, impatient market goers, traffic holding me up the GW Bridge… and instead, I had the time of my life! Its been a long time since I’ve been so [...] 9 comments to Taking the Show on the Road & Market Vegetable Pot Stickers
Beginning Wednesday July 8, I’ll be the demonstration Chef at Community Farmer’s Markets in New York City and the Hudson Valley. I’ll keep you posted with dates and will post recipes after each demo. If you are in Croton-on-Hudson tomorrow, I’ll be cooking and handing out samples from 4-6pm. Stop by if you are in [...] 2 comments to Chef at the Market Begins Tomorrow!
I saw this idea in a magazine when I was a kid and finally got around to making it.
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or I can cook for you in two weeks and you can have your own personal demo. I’ll earn my keep!
I gotcha’ girl!
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Thanks Darling!