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An Afternoon at Kajitsu with Chef Nishihara

August 16, 2009
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New York is arguably the epicenter of food in the US, and yet it’s harder than you’d think to find a memorable meal in this crowded metropolis of up-and-coming chefs. It’s an even greater challenge to find a meal that’s not only memorable, but inspirational as well; the type of meal where you walk away [...]

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Forage & Feast – Ramps, Fiddleheads, & Stinging Nettles

April 14, 2009
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After the success of the Cooklyn Improv event, Jonathan from Lab 24/7 and I decided to team up and do a spring Forage & Feast event. The concept was to get a group of fellow food fanatics together for a foraging trip up in Yonkers where we’d pick ramps, fiddleheads and stinging nettles then bring [...]

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Inspiration comes in many forms

June 3, 2008
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Danish Lamp or mushrooms?
Shag leather rug or mushrooms?
I scored an unexpected bounty today at a farmer’s market that until this morning I had no idea existed. I came into work this morning to see one of my co-workers munching on fresh peas straight out of the pod. Perhaps sensing an interrogation in the making he [...]

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