Tag Archives: Gourmet Smorgasburg is held every Saturday in Williamsburg Brooklyn. I have been wanting to go ever since I first heard about it, and this weekend I finally did, and wasn’t disappointed! I picked up my friend Corrine Saturday morning,and off we went. Traffic was light, parking was easy (and free) and the the weather perfect. But […]  Last week I was watching The Best Thing I Ever Ate, and one of the chefs offered this gem: ‘The secret to our great food is that we use only the best ingredients’. Naturally my inner sarcastic smart-ass who I’ve mainly learned to silence (mainly) had quite a bit to say about that! Starting with […]  I don’t consider myself a great cook, but I try to make great meals. I have been trained so I understand technique and cooking methods, and am not afraid or intimidated by recipes, but like art school, or music conservatories, culinary school can teach you technique, but no one can teach you to be talented. […]  I look around my home; my bedroom, my den, my kitchen, and I see so many things that make up my inheritance, either directly, or through generations. I have many beautiful things that belonged to others before me, but my favorites are some of the utilitarian tools in my kitchen. It should come as no […]  Gastronomy 101 was the first class I encountered when I got to culinary school. We started out in the classroom, much to the dismay of many of my classmates who were impatient young men right out of high school, and eager to start cooking. We had a full six weeks of classes ranging in topics […] |
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