Brunch Snapshot
Salad greens with asparagus, homemade salt-and-vinegar potato chips and hard-cooked egg.
Oyster Mushroom, Bacon and Heirloom Potato Salad, with Fresh Wild Turkey Eggs, Pea Shoot Flowers, and Herb Vinaigrette
Spring is such a lovely season because of the progression […]
Sunday Brunch
If you’re ever able to get asparagus as thin as this: it demands that you treat it as simply as possible. Follow that commandment and you can’t go wrong. Roasted […]
Smoked Bacon with Wild Mushrooms and Spinach
Would you believe this takes half an hour to make? Smoked Bacon with Wild Mushrooms and Spinach
Monday Snapshot
Linguine with spinach and ricotta — spinach and garlic sautéed in unsalted butter, cooked linguine, cow’s milk ricotta cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic chives Adapted from this […]
Red Leaf Lettuce and Heirloom Bean Salad
Red leaf lettuce and heirloom bean salad Click here for a high-resolution version of this picture.
Spring Vegetable Risotto
Asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables. It exemplifies spring, regardless of the weather. There are many varieties of asparagus available — thick, thin, green, white and purple. Wild asparagus […]
Tuesday Snapshot
Broiled flounder; pan-fried fingerling potatoes and asparagus with garlic and fresh oregano; white shallot vinaigrette Click here to view a high-resolution version of this picture.
Sunday Snapshot
Clams, ramps and potatoes Click here to view a large-size version of this picture.
Squid Ink Tagliatelle with Ramps, Fried Breadcrumbs and Pecorino Cheese
Yet another post involving pasta. I promise that there’ll be […]
Tagliatelle with Broccoli “Pesto”
The word broccoli, from the Italian plural of broccolo, refers to “the flowering top of a cabbage”. Broccoli is classified in the Italica cultivar group of the species Brassica oleracea. […]
Photo Chronicles, Part 2
Just a short collection of food photography I’ve taken over the years. Enjoy. Pastrami sandwich Scrambled eggs, with crème fraiche, lobster and lobster roe Tomato risotto, with tomato confit Sea […]
Sunday Snapshot
Baked eggs with sourdough garlic-herb croutons, crimini mushrooms and heirloom carrots Click here to view a high-resolution version of this picture.
Pasta with Chicken Livers and Sweet Peppers
Pasta with chicken livers and sweet peppers Click here to view a large-size version of this picture. 1 yellow sweet bell pepper or 2 small frying peppers, halved lengthwise kosher […]
Shrimp and Greens
The inspiration for tonight’s dinner comes from Landmarc, a restaurant located in the TriBeCa district of Manhattan that features contemporary French bistro cuisine with Italian influences. Opened in 2004, Landmarc […]
Summer Vegetable Tian
A tian is a type of gratin that traditionally does not have a bread crumb or cheese topping. A tian can also refer to a shallow earthenware casserole. Originally from […]
