To be perfectly honest, I am not a 100% sure this guy was a Pintail, more like 90% sure. We shot several Pintail ducks during […]
Food
Duck Stuffed with Farro, Figs, and Hazelnuts
From the minute I read the title of this lovely recipe I knew I had to give it a shot. It’s a whole de-boned duck […]
Plums, Rice Pudding and Almond
This is another example of dishes I came up with that I was hoping would be more successful on the plate. I debated if I […]
Poached Halibut, Sweet and Sour Beets and Citrus-Coriander Oil Emulsion
For a 3 star restaurant, the food of Le Bernardin is not complicated. It relies on pristine fish and relatively simple preparation with few grand […]
Monkfish Piccata
Recently I cooked a nice fish dinner for Diana and I. The first course/appetizer was supposed to be some sort of shellfish (oysters maybe) and […]
Le Ratatouille
Summer is winding down (sure it is October, but this is Houston…summer goes all the way to November sometimes) and the summer produce is really […]
Kibbeh Nayeh – Raw minced Beef and Burghul with Spices and Herbs
Almost more than any other Lebanese dish, I crave Kibbeh Nayeh the most and immediately request that my mom or grandmother make a plate of this […]
Salmon, Sauce Bois Boudran and Crushed Potatoes
I have a lot of cookbooks. By some measures too many but compared to others really not that much. If a book adds one or […]
Citrus Blossom, Pistachio, Meyer Lemon
It’s not often that I get to capture a season, a moment in time or a childhood memory in a dish that I created. This […]
Napa: Dinner at The French Laundry
There really is no shortage of reports on the web about The French Laundry and it’s food. I’m sure many are very thorough and detailed, […]