English Pea, Watercress and Mint Soup

On April 30, 2013

It’s that time of year again when chefs look forward to spring produce. Here in Colorado, the farmers markets open again and we start to see the first of the peas, favas, asparagus, ramps and rhubarb. If you ask any chef when their favorite time of the year is to be cooking, I would bet [...]

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Barrel Aged Hot Sauce (updated!)

On March 23, 2013

This post is going to be a little different, mainly because I haven’t finished the sauce yet. I’ve done a little research and I’ve put together a recipe I’m hoping will work. While you can find plenty of hot sauce recipes on the web, I’m fermenting mine in a charred oak [...]

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Rosemary Scented Pumpkin Ravioli, Brown Butter

On October 31, 2012

Hurry up and wait. That’s what life has been like for me since I began photographing the cookbook. It’s a fabulous opportunity but an arduous task. Between the 60-70 hours a week at the restaurants, there has been another 10-15 hours a week photographing, waiting, photographing, editing and uploading photos. There hasn’t been much time [...]

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Charred Romaine with Caesar Vinaigrette

On August 30, 2012

I’ve been doing an inordinate amount of menu writing lately. Summer menus, fall menus, beer dinner menus, wine dinner menus, charity dinner menus, harvest dinner menus…it really does require a great deal of research. Some dishes are variations on past winners, some are variations of meals encountered in other establishments and some are completely original, [...]

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Jalapeño Crème Brûlée, Apple-Coriander Compote

On July 3, 2012

I’m an avid reader, especially magazines, cooking/food/kitchen magazines. There are also several food websites I troll daily as well as several blogs I check frequently, most are listed in the right sidebar on this site but I have been lazy updating it. I get several publications monthly and I always try and set aside an [...]

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