The last weekend of June an old friend and mentor, chef/restauranteur Jonathan Waxman and his lovely daughter, Hanna, paid Peter and I a visit for the weekend in Lake Placid. Jonathan was bringing Hanna to camp for two weeks in Lake George, NY. I asked him to teach me his version of PAELLA and it [...]

Last week end I went to Tryon, NC with Cottage Living and the North Carolina Department of Tourism to the 15th Annual Blue Ridge BBQ Festival. I took my entourage, Mary Kirk and Jesse (she’s in the pic with me in yellow) for assistance and support. Loren from Cottage Living was there along with Sarita, [...]

A few weeks ago I was driving from CT back to Lake Placid and stopped by to see Martha in Katonah. We had a great visit, I brought her a Strawberry Rhubarb Pie ( one of her favorites) from a bake sale in Rowayton, CT where I was visiting friends. She, of course, asked if [...]

It was our 18th Duke Graduation weekend for the Market. It’s always a frantic, joyous, and nostalgic weekend. Dozens of our four- year customers are with us for, possibly, the last time, and we congratulate their wonderful achievement. We’ll miss them as much as we look forward to new ones next fall. The Market is [...]

In April Sara went down to Birmingham to do some work on a couple of her upcoming COTTAGE LIVING columns. The crew took her to dinner at HOT and HOT FISH CLUB, one of their favorite spots. Sara took this shot of Chef/owner Chris Hastings in his walk-in as he detailed his recent, and successful, [...]

In April, Martha called and asked us if we would put on a party for the winner of a nationwide contest she co-sponsored with Toyota. It was a fabulous success and as you can see, a good time was had by all. The winner was Julia Carpico of Chapel Hill. She won the contest with [...]

I have had my blog up for a year now and have not been in the blog culture, Here are a few things that happened last year at Foster’s Market and on my book tour with Casual Cooking. Please check in with me more often, I promise to be better about blogging. Hope you enjoy [...]

In La Jolla, CA at Warwicks with friend Christy and her family

Cooking in Seattle with Chef Amanda and my friend Karen, owner of The Madison Park Cafe

In Santa Monica At Rumba with Friends from Durham the Lieberman’s