My work is both challenging and rewarding, often exhausting but at the same time inspiring. Because of the…
The Complete Robuchon
There are some cookbooks that you know, after just one use, that are going to be a keepers….
An open letter to camera manufacturers
Dear Camera Gods, I’m an avid and passionate photographer. Started shooting for fun when I was just 10…
Truly great scones
For most guys, scones aren’t exactly the food of our childhoods. They’re things our girlfriends and sisters, mothers…
Creamy crab croquettes
My always hungry wife S and I are devoted Japanese food addicts. We recently realized that 8 of…
Make your own mee and charsiu
I mentioned a couple posts ago that one of the very best ways to enjoy homemade wontons is…
New West Knifeworks
Regular readers of this blog know that I have a real weakness when it comes to well-designed, beautifully-made…
Wontons
One of the most satisfying and simple comfort foods in Chinese cuisine is the wonton. A hot bowl…
Promoting our food heroes
I had dinner with two Knights the other night. No, they weren’t wearing swords and shields. They weren’t…