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My New Family

Posted in The Industry, tagged , , , on 7 June 2008 | 4 Comments »

I found a home. It’s a restaurant. Actually, fittingly enough, it’s a restaurant in a converted home. I am the latest addition to the Cafe Juanita family.
Last September, I volunteered at the James Beard house for a guest chef and winemaker dinner with chef Holly Smith of Cafe Juanita and winemaker Mark [...]

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Back in Seattle

Posted in The Industry, tagged , , on 3 June 2008 | 1 Comment »

A cross-country move from NYC to Seattle includes a stop in Kansas City to trail with Christopher Elbow Chocolates.

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Last Day

Posted in The Industry, tagged , , , , on 15 May 2008 | 2 Comments »

This is my last day at Le Bernardin and I am sorry to see it come to an end. I am very grateful that chef Laiskonis has allowed me to spend this time in his kitchen. I also need to thank all of his staff for letting me help with their production tasks [...]

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Back in the kitchen

Posted in The Industry, tagged , , , on 19 April 2008 | 2 Comments »

I admit that I have been remiss in keeping this blog up to date. This past month has kept me quite busy. I wish I could say I was busy in the kitchen, but that’s not the case. I finished up my stage at Gilt and ended up having to take a [...]

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WD-50 Scores Three Stars

Posted in The Industry, tagged , , , , on 5 March 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Frank Bruni reviewed WD-50 in the NY Times today. The last review from the Times was by William Grimes in 2003, shortly after WD-50 opened. Grimes gave the restaurant two stars, so the three awarded today by Bruni is certainly a cause for celebration.
The New York Times > WD-50 Restaurant Review
Desserts are covered [...]

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Gilt

Posted in The Industry, tagged , , on 27 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I did a trail yesterday at Gilt with their pastry chef, David Carmichael.  David has been doing pastry work since he graduated from the CIA in 1990.  He has a lot of experience and is doing some interesting desserts.  I’m looking forward to spending some more time in his kitchen.

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James Beard to NYC Pastry Chefs: “Screw You!”

Posted in The Industry, tagged , , on 14 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The nominations for this year’s James Beard awards have been released. You can see the complete list here. Scanning the list of names for Best Pastry Chef, there are only two NYC nominations – Pichet Ong (P*Ong) and Gina DePalma (Babbo). Granted, this city has had a three year run for Best [...]

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