Pastrami-cured Salmon: I have many vices, one of which is freshly cured pastrami. It’s the kind of weakness that always satisfies in that deep spiritual way, but with equal parts evil. Nothing quite like it – whether eating it on … Continue reading
Maine Lobster Sausage with Fish Velouté Sauce: While traveling recently over a long weekend, I stumbled upon a Swedish restaurant off-the-beaten-path of Maine’s beautiful coastline. As always with any new restaurant, I like sitting at the bar for dinner and … Continue reading
Foie Gras with Strawberry Balsamic Gastrique: Foie gras lovers face an uphill battle on a topic glazed in controversy, disdain, and even anger. A controversy that is both important, but at the same time, often misunderstood. Foie gras is not … Continue reading
Seared Sesame Tuna Potstickers: If goes without saying, but I truly love to cook. From highbrow overly complicated, to creative childhood comfort food, it’s the thematic process, purposeful actions, and the final results that make it fun. Asian dishes are … Continue reading
Chicken Matzo Ball Soup: Full disclosure, this post is insane. It happens like this – you go to make that dish you’ve been talking about at length but haven’t yet made to your friends nausea. After completing the first phase … Continue reading
Lacquered Steelhead Trout with Roasted Cauliflower Puree: Hard headed? – no not me, the fish. However, being stubborn is not a bad thing when it’s rooted in an honorable need to stick to your guns for the purpose of protecting … Continue reading
Risotto with Lentil Curry Puree & Cornmeal Crushed Shrimp: It’s a sunny afternoon, and although it’s 30 degrees with three feet of ever-so-slowly melting snow, there is a chorus of birds singing in the trees. In New England, the gap … Continue reading
Rabbit Rillettes: I was wandering aimlessly through the market recently like a bored child. Actually went in with no plan or otherwise list of anything to purchase, just seemed apropos at the time as it was a nice market. Much … Continue reading
Poached Pork Shoulder in Buttermilk & Garlic with Bamboo Rice Salad: It’s Christmas day, and the weather in New England is far from traditional with warm air and heavy rains. We had originally planned to be away skiing this week, … Continue reading
Asian Barley Soup with Ginger Meatballs: There’s nothing more annoying than a deep and uncontrollable cough that makes your brain hurt from the sheer act of it. After being diagnosed with bronchitis and days of non-stop coughing, I was filled … Continue reading
