Until today, I was perfectly content with my level of achievement in the guacamole department, especially since my friend, the original celebrity chef Jonathan Waxman, cited me in the headnote to his guacamole recipe in his book, A Great American Cook. I didn’t particularly like the part where he referred to me as “one of [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘jonathan waxman’
March 2, 2009
When a Chef Meets a Pile of Scallions
I’m a copycat cook. The difference between me and people who really got it goin’ on is that I might be able to execute one of their dishes pretty darned well, but I could never think of them. I doubt I have ever made anything that I didn’t eat or see or read about somewhere [...]
January 27, 2009
Why Chefs Eat Salad With Their Fingers.
When I wrote the post I did yesterday about why chefs eat salad with their hands, I liked the idea of ending on a question, starting a conversation like the political wonks do on Slate and the HuffPost. The only problem is, I’ve only told a handful of people about my blog—I haven’t even told [...]
