Tag Archives: Chefs

The Only Roast Chicken Recipe You Need

Forget everything else.  Thomas Keller’s “My Favorite Simple Roast Chicken” recipe so perfect and so simple, to try this once is to have mastered it.  By “raining” salt over the skin, you create a moisture shield in a sense, so … Continue reading

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Party at SD26

SD26 is a brand-spanking new boite on Madison Square Park, and last night they (along with Eater) hosted a kickoff party for the New York City Food and Wine Festival.  The space is pretty luxurious, most notably this amazing crystal … Continue reading

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Loving Locanda

      In the last month, I’ve been to Locanda Verde three times.  When you can choose to eat at a new restaurant every night, and my list of restaurants is long enough to fill a book, that’s saying … Continue reading

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Today’s Reading

      My friend Michael lives, you might say, una vita bella.  Freshly returned from Italy, he writes about choppers, insanely good food, fine wine, Romano the chef (as seen in picture above, thanks Michael) and even includes a … Continue reading

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An Epic Lunch at Aureole, and I Mean EPIC

    By some incredible stroke of fortune, I was invited to lunch at Aureole by my friend Michael Schlow.  Michael is an incredible chef in his own right, and had recently appeared on the show Top Chef Masters with … Continue reading

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Schlow Down

Last week I went up to Boston to have dinner with some friends.  Well, two dinners, first at Sonsie and then I met up with my friend Michael Schlow, the super-talented chef  and owner of Radius, Via Matta and Alta … Continue reading

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