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I've run out of excuses for not writing (again). I revisit the idea of keeping a blog, newsletter, or some type of consistent writing space at least twice a year. Most of the time, I find my rants, musings, and tangents to be, at their best, inspirational at their worst self-righteous, fruitless, or worst of all—boring. What if no one cares about what I have to say? What if I don't care enough t...
The one about beginning
Apr 21, 2022
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I spent the better part of my summer working on Fire Island in New York at a restaurant called Cherry's on the Bay. I missed the energy of a professional kitchen; I missed being behind a stove. The air is so thick with urgency, it's almost tactile. There is an unreasonable craving for perfection and it feeds us like a perverse nourishment. After a succession of 20 hour days and 6 day weeks, my sou...
The healing powers of a great cappucino
Apr 21, 2022
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On the rare occasion, I happen upon something surprising and delicious in my line of work, that I didn't cook myself. It is typically very simplistic, which are hands down my favorite dishes. At the end of 2017 (what we can all agree was a pretty turbulent year.) I needed a culinary win...something that would shine the light on the gloomy corners of my cynical culinary heart.&n...
Crispy salmon skin---a love story
Apr 21, 2022
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