Soup and Memories

Last night I found these lonely bunches of broccoli staring out from our vegetable crisper.  Sad little fellas, I just had to use them up.  Every time I look at broccoli, I remember working with Abram Bissell (now a sous chef at Eleven Madison Park) during my first year of culinary school.  Abram was fun.  [...]

Thank You N.E.C.I. and Chef Louise Duhamel

Tonight’s dinner was a lot of fun.  Every once in a while, I think; ‘God, do you really remember how to cook.  I mean, you’re not cooking as much as you used to.  Can you still make it work?’  In moments like this I fall back on techniques or dishes that I really love pulling [...]