Tag Archives: love of food Last week was a double header at COOK Masters program, and though I am still reeling from the whirlwind bread baking class that James Barrett from Metropolitan Bakery miraculously crammed into two hours, The Sauce class left me giddy and literally sauced (and not in a Chris Christie kind of way). The class was led […]  People cook for all sorts of reasons, for some it is a drudgery that must be endured, for me it is always from the heart. I cook, not just because it is a way to express my love for others— though that is certainly one reason, but also because I love the alchemy of cooking. […]  Spoiler alert, there is no recipe for stuffed peppers to be found anywhere in this post, or anywhere @The Chef’s Last Diet. Because this is my site, I get to decide what to include, what to cook, and what to talk about, and I don’t like stuffed peppers. I do like stuffed other things, like […]  In culinary school the longest class we took was a class called Wines and Menus. It was really two classes, and if you were lucky (and I was) you had menus in the morning and wines in the afternoon. We met five days a week, working in small teams to create a plan for a […]  This is not something I say lightly, or often, but I must declare, this grass fed brisket dish may be the best thing I have ever made! It took some time; I started it last night, let it cool overnight, and cooked it again tonight. Believe me when I say it is worth every second […] |
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