A selection of amusing and/or poignant moments from coast to coast that I couldn’t fit into my new book
Hits
Ruminations: A Tale of Two Chefs
Thoughts on Cooking and Immortality As We Say Goodbye to Paul Bocuse, and Remember Michael Roberts
Depictions: Prune
Gabrielle Hamilton Has Written a Masterpiece. Here’s Hoping Everybody Learns from It.
Anthony Bourdain: The Toqueland Interview
The Kitchen Confider on Life-Changing Moments, the Nature of Fame, Meeting His Heroes, and New Projects
Anthony Bourdain: The Toqueland Interview
The Kitchen Confider on Life-Changing Moments, the Nature of Fame, Meeting His Heroes, and New Projects
Slice of Life: Enzo and Elvis
My Lost Morning with Charlie Trotter
Depictions: Eat, Drink, Boy, Women
Five Thoughts about The New York Times Magazine Food and Drink Issue
Slice of Life: Grains of Sand
A Visit to Red Rooster Harlem, and Entirely Too Brief Encounter with Marcus Samuelsson
Depictions: The Odd Couple, Fine Dining Edition
An alternately hilarious and poignant collision of two legendary chefs–Marco Pierre White and Raymond Blanc.
The Toqueland Ten: Harold Dieterle
The Chef of Perilla and Kin Shop names his ten favorite ingredients, and explains why he chose them.
Origin Stories:The Once and Future Sorbet
Paul Liebrandt reintroduces, and revamps, his classic palate cleanser.