Sometimes, you just have those pinch-me-is-this-really-happening experiences. Such a moment happened on the first official day of the book tour just before I went to speak at one of my favorite bookstores, R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, Conn. As it happens, culinary … [Read more...] about Hanging out with Jacques
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Book Trailer & Reviews for The Kitchen Counter Cooking School
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School officially goes on sale in about a month (Sept. 29th). As a preview, here's the official book trailer! I'm also pleased to announce the initial tour dates. We'll continue to add events but as you can see, the Mike and I will be everywhere. I'm … [Read more...] about Book Trailer & Reviews for The Kitchen Counter Cooking School
How to Pose for a Chef Photo
Is that a big knife, Chef Eric Ripert, or are you just happy to see me? Admittedly, there's something odd about posing for a chef's photo. For the first book, the publicity department at Viking/Penguin felt that I needed photos of me wearing a Le Cordon Bleu jacket. If only I'd … [Read more...] about How to Pose for a Chef Photo
Self Portrait
As part of an ongoing series of assignments from Penny de los Santos, last week I had to compose a self-portrait. Among the rules: It had to express something about me. I had to push the shutter (no help from anyone else). It needed to something conceptualized and composed, not … [Read more...] about Self Portrait
The last time I came to Austin
A couple of years ago, Mike and I came to Austin for the Texas Book Festival, a massive annual literary event started by Laura Bush. As we checked into the Sheraton, a standard monolithic corporate hotel, we noticed something… unusual in the lobby bar. A Texas-sized gentleman … [Read more...] about The last time I came to Austin
