Behind the scenes of a sometimes quirky profession.
andrew talks to chefs
Jean-Louis Palladin: A Belated Remembrance
A remembrance of the late, great chef Jean-Louis Palladin, who helped transform the dining landscape in the United States.
Not Fade Away
Why does the public, and even the industry, tend to forget chefs more easily than writers, actors, filmmakers, and musicians? We give it a think.
Ruminations: For the Love of Pod
A few of my favorite podcasts …
Clocking Out: Code of Conduct; Critical Condition; On the Road Again
Notes from the Week in Toqueland (February 2 – February 9, 2018)
Clocking Out: McBride’s Stylistic Migration at Maysville; JBF Curveball; We Don’t Need No Stinking Stars
Notes on the Week in Toqueland (January 27 – February 2)
Clocking Out: Chefs Crash the Oscars; Critical Limits?; Au Revoir, Monsieur Paul
Notes on the Week in Toqueland: Thoughts on the Oscar-Nominated Documentary Knife Skills, more eulogies for Paul Bocuse, and Restaurant Criticism Amid The Reckoning