Our current food system is incredibly wasteful – in the western world mainly due to opulence and the developing world more due to a lack of infrastructure. The business of food has turned the simple act of consuming nutrients as a basic need for survival into a hedonistic pleasure. Food products mix; fat, sugar and [...]

I am sticking below 14th street with these recommendations. I only encourage passing 14th to wander the greenmarket in Union square or sit in the park with one of the best sandwiches ever put together from Ippudo offers the best ramen outside of Japan, a step above David Chang’s famed Momofuku, try them both if [...]

Thanks to Andrew Speigel for the inspiration Cheers to Tofu for the challenges its blandness brings All hail the Japanese mandolin that I still love even thou it has drawn more blood from me than any other implement or accident, never serious but always scary And a guide to creating something similar – A cabbage [...]

so this video is mainly the crouton as that is the only real prep involved in this salad, if you want to go the extra mile try potato croutons….. Tweet

I hold a deep dislike for recipes as I like to argue! In this case the fundamental point of my position is that no two people will produce the same dish following a list of ingredients and set of instructions. There are too many variables. The list of ingredients – A handful of flat leaf [...]

I have worked hard with this gritty grain in my years of kitchen toil, it has been a hard sell but when done right is – exceptional and easy So it is being incorporated into my prep kitchen concept – brief explanation – I design the dish, do the prep and teach you the pickup [...]

One egg yolk = about a cup of dressing Use this recipe as a guide, if it seems wrong to you adjust accordingly = recipes don’t work, guidelines and techniques do 4 yolks 6 preserved anchovies – salt oil type 4 cloves garlic 50g or 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 50ml red wine vinegar 50ml lemon [...]

Anchovies! A food that causes a reaction. If it is negative you are in the wrong place, for those that worship, you may enjoy what I share here….. White anchovies are not a special type of anchovy. Thanks for reminding me I am stupid

How many things can you make with a rice cooker, a mini hotplate, a kettle and a microwave? My 4th effort and I am over it! Well not quite but running out of ideas for the constraints and I wonder how much time I gain in stopping to explain and demo how others can help. [...]

Raw vegan food is challenging but who doesn’t love a challenge, and some of the dishes I developed while working for a raw vegan captain are now amongst my most popular Eat in one bite or it gets messy Sushi seasoning 75ml rice vinegar 10g salt 34g sugar – not a gram more or less! [...]