Monthly Archives: July 2009

STREETS International

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…
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Recipe Selected as Finalist!

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…
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Creamy Green Dandelion and Fresh Herb Dip

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…
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Sautéed Peaches with Pan-Roasted Walnuts

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 is…
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Market Basket Cooking and Greens Pot Stickers

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…
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Seared Scallops with Fresh Herb Gremolata

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…
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Taking the Show on the Road & Market Vegetable Pot Stickers

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…
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Chef at the Market Begins Tomorrow!

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,…
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Happy 4th of July!

I saw this idea in a magazine when I was a kid and finally got around to making it.