PS: I won the contest. … [Continue reading]
Cheddar Brownie With Whipped Cream & Strawberries
July 24, 2011 by
Yep, you read that correctly, "Cheddar Brownie." And I'm here to tell you that it's a brownie revelation. Update: August 1st. I won! Vote for Chaz!. (deadline Friday July 29th). Some back-story, I was asked by the folks at Cabot Creamery to … [Continue reading]
Dawn Wells (yes, of Gilligan’s Island) taught me something I didn’t learn in culinary school
July 6, 2011 by
I will never ever peel a potato again! Seriously watch this video, it will rock your culinary skills. … [Continue reading]
Desire, Determination, & Education
April 7, 2011 by
This was me: Nine months before attending the Chef's Training Program at the Natural Gourmet Institute. This was when I decided to start losing weight, I made good progress by the time I started at NGI (Disclosure the above photo was before I even … [Continue reading]
The most perfect pizza ever.
March 14, 2011 by
Today I was astounded, in awe, and absolutely in love. For today, I ate the most perfect pizza of my life. After having lived in Los Angeles for 15 years, I learned the hard way that really good pizza is near impossible to get outside of NYC & … [Continue reading]
1 month in…
February 28, 2011 by
So, I've been the Chef at the school for a month now. It's kinda crazy. I fully grasp how lucky I am to be a cook pretty much straight out of culinary school who not only has his own kitchen, but I get to create my own menus every week. I spend a … [Continue reading]
Every day I hear you in my head…
February 17, 2011 by
Chef Rich, Every day that I cook, I hear you in my head. You ask how many things I'm working on, and then I hear your voice in class that day: "If you're not working on at least three things at the same time, you're not cooking!" And then I ask … [Continue reading]
Bigos
February 13, 2011 by
As I mentioned this new job allows me a lot of creative control within a few parameters, one of those is that on Friday I cook from whatever culture the kids are studying that week; last week it was Poland and after talking to a friend and doing some … [Continue reading]
Things I heard at work today…
February 9, 2011 by
It smells fantastic in here. Every time I come into your kitchen it smells like Iranian food!* Do we have any more pasta?** Thank you for all the delicious food. Do we have any more pasta?** I love your bread! Everything you make is so … [Continue reading]
The first week
February 7, 2011 by
Officially started and the first week is over. On the whole it was good, though there were a few rough spots. Nearly burning the main dish on my first day... The oven not properly igniting on my second, which could have blown up but instead just … [Continue reading]
