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Beans, Beans, the magical fruit.
A case study in humility.
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March 2022

A typical day isn't typical
Random notes on random thoughts.
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February 2022

Rice by any other name...
Arroz con Gandules
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January 2022

Writing a menu
A study in Balance
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What's happening?
So I didn’t send out a newsletter last week, I gave myself some time to adjust to a new schedule. Just recently I took a new job and I started last…
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What's in a name?
Why is it that a lot of people want to be referred to as chefs? I remember it was important to me as well. As a line cook, I daydreamed about being an…
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December 2021

New Year's Eve 1997
When I got on the subway it smelled as if someone had been using it as a bathroom. I was however fortunate enough to snag a seat so I figured I needed…
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Christmas 2021
When I was a line cook Christmas was just another day off. I usually had to work the day after, so didn’t travel anywhere. My mother and sister had…
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Harvest on Huron
Part 2
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Harvest on Huron
Early 2000s
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November 2021

Thanksgiving 1997
New York
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Sometime in the 80s
Little Italy
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