Culinary Sharing App

“Cooking is an art and patience a virtue… Careful shopping, fresh ingredients and an unhurried approach are nearly all you need. There is one more thing – love. Love for food and love for those you invite to your table. With a combination of these things you can be an artist – not perhaps in…

¶ – A Review of Alinea

The Germans have a word (vorfreude, vor-FROY-dah) in their language and its meaning is described as: “the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures.” Having spoken with executive chefs at different food shows around the country, watching the Netflix series “Chef’s Table” repeatedly, and working toward visiting all the 3-Star Michelin restaurants in the United…

September Food Trends!

  There are quite a lot of things going on in the food industry right now! Here are a few I feel are worth noting: 1.       Food Halls. Food halls have been a popular concept in Europe and Asia for years. In fact, I just went to an awesome one in Lisbon, Portugal (https://www.timeoutmarket.com/en/). This…

There’s no such thing as too much sauce…a review of Laut in NYC

When I walked into Laut, I was immediately transported to the time I spent in Bangkok two years ago. It was warm, loud, vibrant, and chaotic and smelled like chili peppers, curry and noodles. If you have ever been on the streets of a noisy and crowded city in Asia, you know exactly what I…

“Great things never came from comfort zones.” -unknown

My background contains nothing overly exciting or unique. I am from a middle-class, two parent working family from northern New Jersey. We lived modestly, ate dinner together as a family, and went to soccer games every Saturday. My parents instilled a sense of work ethic in me. My dad also taught me never to accept…

“Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without, passion.” -George Wilhelm

September is a natural starting point for new things…