For Love of the Table

Whenever someone hires me to prepare a meal, the first thing I do is ask them about their food preferences.   Of course I want to make sure ...

I love pasta “sauces” that showcase one main vegetable. A quick scan of pastas I’ve posted over the years will bear this out:   peppers , br...

For the past twenty years my work as a private chef has allowed me the luxury of cooking food and serving it right away (as opposed to cate...

I have a confession to make. As much as I love all kinds of breakfast breads ( coffeecake , scones , cinnamon rolls , yeasted-braids , muffi...

One of the things I love about my new home is my kitchen.  It will come as no surprise to hear that during my home search one of my “must h...

Because my work involves so many different cooking outlets (teaching—at more than one place, private dinners—in many different homes, wo...