with a Recipe for Smoky Pork Rillettes

 
 
It’s difficult to convey what it’s like to constantly temper the miserly voices in my head that are forever telling me that I could’ve/should’ve saved this, paid less for …

 
The Tale of a Foraged Cactus Sandwich
 
This past Mother’s Day while most Moms were being treated to breakfast in bed, a luxurious day at the spa or brunch out with the family, I was at the restaurant sweating in the back with a bunch …

 
Before I get to my politically incorrect cookie recipe,  Libby and I wanted to take this opportunity to disclose to the public for the first time and officially announce our next exciting project!
 
You see this rather non-descript sto …

with a Recipe for Banana Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding
 
If at some point in your life you too decide to transform a crappy old laundromat into a larger extension of a too-small,  though fully operable restaurant,  here are a few of our s …

THE TENDER YEARS
Notes from a Virgin Restaurateur with a Recipe for a not-so-virgin Martini

 
In those first few months of charting unknown territory in my tiny Tenderloin restaurant, every day felt like being high on a never-ending …

and How to Cook a Damn Egg
 
As planned, as soon the money ran out, I immediately opened the doors for business in the hopes of getting some back in.  Of course there were a ton of things I would have loved to have had done before we open …

with a Recipe for Onion Soup Gratinee
Back in the day, when I was still a lowly line cook, sweating my ass off in steamy New Orleans’ kitchens, I began concocting an idea that would put an end to the grueling late night hours.
 
Now, …

What’s Yours?
 
While I’d like to consider myself a fairly creative person, I’ve grown to understand it’s really my constant sense of order that’s gotten me to where I am today.  Without an on-going list of “Things To- …

and Saint Joseph’s Day in New Orleans 
Even during Lent in the very Catholic city of New Orleans, people still manage to find an excuse for a good party.  With Saint Patrick’s Day (which was a whole 4 ½ detoxifying weeks after Ma …

As most anyone who knows me reasonably well, particularly if they’ve had the pleasure (or displeasure for that matter) of having worked for me, nothing burns my hide faster than wasting food.  In fact, just writing that last sentence irr …