Scenes of the Day…Italy.

Scenes of the Day…France.

Giant Beers, French Fries and Ham Sandwiches.

Scenes of the Day…”Movie Night”.

“Movie Night”- Popcorn Ice Cream, Coca Cola Foam, Cracker Jack Crumble, Melted Chocolate Bar Corn Dust Popcorn Puree Soak 3 quarts popcorn in 1 quart milk in pot on low heat. Strain and reserve milk. Blend popcorn while slowly adding reserved milk. Pass through chinois. Use remaining reserved milk for popcorn ice cream. Coca-Cola Foam ...

Scenes of the Day…

Tilefish is so cute.

Junk Foodie

What could possibly cure the stale stench of your favorite dive bar but a dependable Frito-Pie to entice you after a few beers, kind of like that girl you only call after midnight. Or how about a greasy burger with a doughnut bun (the ingenious Luther Burger) to ease the next morning’s inevitable hangover?  Yes, ...

Scenes of the Day…

Arctic Char Confit w/ Crispy Skin Fennel Orange Nage and Gremolata    

The Legend of the Lovemaking Mangalitsa

In the winter of ‘99 I was with my platoon, sitting high atop an up-armored Humvee in body armor with a .50 Cal, cruising around small landmine infested and bullet riddled villages of northern Bosnia. During those days, much of my time was spent studying the countryside through rain-soaked goggles; a frigid, gray landscape that ...

Roller Coaster

At the age of 15, I started working in the kitchen of an amusement park restaurant because I loved roller coasters. For some free rides, I threw frozen hockey puck burger patties onto a bubbling flat top sitting below two giant presses. Charred patty scraps clung precariously to each grease-covered press like paint peeling off ...

The Importance of Being a Spoon

The spoon is necessary.  The spoon is important.  You must appreciate the spoon.   Ruhlman’s Take will help you understand. I have a spoon.  His name is Valiant Thor. Went to Chef Restaurant Supply off Bowery today. SPOON! (Tick fans?) SPOONMAN

Tiger Stripes

There is always a catalyst in life that brings us to who we are today. There is always the talk in the kitchen on how we all got started or inspired. It almost always happens after someone gets their “tiger stripes”. Tiger stripes usually appear on the forearm after reaching into the oven and it ...