italian food – A Cooks Beet

Now that the warmer weather is here, it’s time for me to put away the soups *sigh* and start to think about salads and refreshing fresh...

Most people in my life know that I’m M.I.A. during the winter months. After Christmas with my family, every month or so I fly out to Tahoe where...

The other night I got to craving pasta (well, let’s face it—most nights I crave pasta, but this time I caved). But I wasn’t looking for the dried...

When people discover that I’m a chef, one of their first questions is, “Did you always love to cook?” No. No I did not. But that’s probably...

I’ve found that eggplants are one of the more unpopular vegetables out there. Very rarely do I come across someone who says, “Oh yeah!...

There’s a farmer’s market a few blocks from my house that I try to peruse every chance I get.

I have recently discovered orzo. I’m currently doing an externship at a catering/personal chef company for culinary school. Every day for lunch we...

One of the reasons I love New York is the amount of options you have when looking for pizza. Living here the past ten years has allowed me to...