Persian Noodle Soup (Ash Reshteh)
Gingerbread Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Butternut Bisque with Crab
Pear and Almond Tart
How to Make Ravioli: Ricotta Ravioli with Rainbow Chard & Tomatoes
How to make ravioli? It’s not hard and it’s so satisfying once you get the hang of it. Especially freeform ravioli because it flops around the plate elegantly… Read More »
Poblano Chile Soup with Wild Mushrooms
The poblano chile sauce I was working on to go with a tomatillo chicken idea morphed into soup. It was too good on its own to be just… Read More »
Crispy Corn Fritters
Got corn coming out of your ears? Then you're probably looking for some corny recipes! I had a lot of fun making these fritters… These fritters could be… Read More »
Fresh Corn & Israeli Couscous Salad with Pine Nuts & Cilantro
This fresh corn, pine nut, and Israeli couscous salad was supposed to be a simple backdrop to a lamb shank recipe I've been working on. Unfortunately, the lamb… Read More »
Fresh Peach Cobbler : T’as la Pêche!
One of the sweetest french expressions I know is: t'as la pêche! Which strictly translated means: you have the peach! But really it's a greeting used for some… Read More »
Fried Green Zebra Tomatoes with Poached Egg & Basil
Thank you Michael Ruhlman for reminding me how delicious fried green tomatoes are… And yes, green zebra tomatoes really do come from real green zebras. They are expensive… Read More »
Watermelon Gazpacho & Bay Scallop Ceviche
Lordy it’s hot in New York. Really hot. Like sweat dripping down my body hot. Like get me as far away from a stove as possible hot. Like… Read More »
BBQ Shrimp Brochettes, Pineapple Salsa, and Avocado Coconut Cream
There is a very talented Chef (Soa) at Le Bernardin who is responsible for creating and testing new recipes. One night she came up with an avocado coconut… Read More »
Family Meal: Cioppino!
I thought, since I’m sitting around waiting for my burn to heal, that I might share my most recent Mediterranean twist on Cioppino since you were kind enough… Read More »
Le Bernardin: All Burnt Out! (Help me plan Family Meal)
I have no idea how I'm going to work tomorrow. No idea. I burned myself so badly on Friday night that I just don't think my foot will… Read More »
You Can’t Go Anywhere WIthout Salt
It’s a mad dash to Penn Station to catch the Long Island Rail to some place promising sun and sand called: Montauk. Which, as I was explained to… Read More »
Le Bernardin: End of Hot Appetizers
The executive chef pulls me into his office Friday before dinner service, tells me to get comfortable, and asks me to take off my hat. I’m sitting there… Read More »
