An American Chef in London

Kait’s Birthday Breakfast

I suppose I should start this off by allowing my online persona to wish my beautiful wife a very happy birthday! As a chef, it’s really hard to avoid utilizing my talents and experience when it comes to special days. Since Kait’s birthday fell on a Sunday, we got to …

Mushroom and Squash Gumbo with Wild Rice, Watercress and Cornbread

Hello everyone! I have a million and one things I want to post now, including updates on the ongoing Fat Bear venture, but I owe you guys a new recipe. For those of you who don’t think you can be satisfied by a vegetarian meal, this dish may surprise you. The heartiness of roasted …

Pumpkin Ravioli with Roasted Acorn Squash, Honey Toasted Walnuts and Gorgonzola

ACiL Update: Hi folks! I’ve been back in NYC for a little over a month now. With easy access to good pizza, a bare cupboard and a lack of kitchen equipment it’s been tough to put together any meals for the site. I built up enough of an arsenal to …

Gnoch’ and Cheese with Black Truffle and Mushroom

Let me just start by saying how disappointed I am to not posses the technology for smell-o-vision, or wireless taste buds. No picture I can take will be able to do this dish justice. We had our neighbors over for dinner and I decided to go a little over the …

Smoked Salmon Bruschetta with Avocado Quark and Pickled Red Onion

Since I posted a quick recipe for Sweet Pickled Red Onions earlier, I thought I would show one way I like to use them. This is a take on an appetizer I did as a chef in NYC where we did a lot of happy hour finger-foods for the corporate …

Zucchini Fritters with Avocado Quark

These Zucchini (Courgette) Fritters were a quick, easy and delicious appetizer that I threw together last night. I don’t have too much to say about them aside from the fact that they smelled great while frying and were gobbled down hungrily, just moments after the plates hit the table. They …

Spicy Prawn and Avocado Pizza

It’s hard being a New Yorker away from home. The bagels are soft and flavorless, subways aren’t running all night, bars close way too early and perhaps worst of all, it’s nearly impossible to find a good slice of pie (and unless you’re from NY, you’re probably wondering what “slices …

Tempura Prawns with Sticky Coconut Rice

Whenever I decide to cook with southeast Asian flavors, I am quite literally on foreign territory. My experience with the cooking styles, flavors and techniques used in regional Chinese, Thai, Japanese and Vietnamese cuisine are mainly limited to a handful of good meals out and an impromptu lesson in Vietnamese …

Tomato Risotto with Seared Scallops and Crispy Pancetta

These are a few of my favorite things… I learned to make this version of tomato risotto as a young aspiring cook in Boston. I’ve spoken about La Morra restaurant before, but I can never say enough how lucky I was to work for the incredibly talented Josh Ziskin. Every …

5-Minute Desserts: Strawberries and Cream

Anyone who knows me as a chef, knows that I don’t spend too much time baking. It’s not that I don’t enjoy baking; I do. It’s not that I’m not good at it; I got straight A’s in my culinary school baking classes. It’s not even that I don’t think …

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