Chipotle-Bourbon Pork Chops near Retsoff, NY
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Road Food | Comments Off on Chipotle-Bourbon Pork Chops near Retsoff, NYOne Sunday evening in early May, while preparing to perform in the schools of this Rochester, NY region, I literally stumbled upon the chock full parking lot of the Yard of Ale restaurant. A full parking lot out in the middle ...
Lemon Confit
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in cool ingredients | Comments Off on Lemon ConfitFrom Tom Colicchio's "Thinking Like A Chef," a book I unhesitatingly recommend to you: beautiful, freeing and useful. ‘Confit’ is simply a fancy french term that means ‘preserved.’ I toss these in with green beans or roasted asparagus; chop them up ...
Shrimp and Corn Chowder
Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in fish, meals | Comments Off on Shrimp and Corn ChowderApril 4, 2008 The fortieth anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I performed at his memorial service in our high school with the first black teacher I had ever seen, Winfield Pate. He played piano, I played ...
Cured Salmon
Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in fish | Comments Off on Cured SalmonI had my first taste of lox when I moved to New York City in 1975. I was cooking for Richard Scheckner and the Performance Group's production of 'Mother Courage', working briefly at the Elephant & Castle as a salad/prep ...