For my friends Jacquelyn and Julia. “OK kids, 4:30, time for line up, let’s make it quick, it’s gonna be a busy night!” …
I won a Date with Tony Bourdain
From the Fall of 2006 It’s 7:00 a.m. on a Friday morning and I’m lying in bed watching the ceiling fan as it …
Doughnuts for Chapel Hill
Months ago I convinced Marilyn Markel, the director of the cooking school at A Southern Season to host me for a demonstration class. …
My friend Andy Holloman’s novel, Shades of Gray is FREE on Amazon, the E-Version that is. So if you have a Kindle …
A few weeks ago we made Parisian style gnocchi to serve with a steak dish. These are made from Pate Choux (cream …
This is from our good friend and the neighbor I wish I had, Barbara Keibel. Barbara has a great website, Creative Culinary …
New Orleans in August is damn hot and the air-conditioner in this 40 year-old building was struggling. There were 45 of us …
Although our anniversary is still a few weeks away, Amy and I are celebrating this weekend. We’re headed to Chapel Hill where …
Honeysuckle is in bloom right now. It seems to be everywhere, if you drive with your windows down, the perfume from this …
When I first read Jessica Kristie’s poetry, I was stunned into silence. Jessica has an incredible, God-given talent to polish, soften and …
May-Lick or Mah-Lick?
Back in the summer of 2001, Fox & Friends was hosting a Labor Day Cookout show and they invited three chefs to prepare …
“Tonight’s special is a fresh flounder filet, served on top of a mix of Roasted Vegetables from Parson’s farm including Swiss Chard, …
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So you didn’t win a billion dollars. Well here’s a news flash: Money is no guarantee of happiness. I know because I’ve …
Preparing Your Restaurant for Florence.
Are you prepared for a week without power? Here’s my tips to help your restaurant survive Hurricane Florence. Tonight. Cook and …
It’s inaccurate. As in it never happened. In the first place, who could’ve survived such an experience? Can you imagine how inhospitable …
“Chef Malik, would you like to come to California and cook with me this summer?” Her French voice crackled with sincerety and …