Behind the Kitchen

After enjoying my time at the Pergola Restaurant Spring Tasting Event, I was excited to sit down with their chef for a Behind the Kitchen. Originally from Ecuador, Chef Nestor Moina has worked hard to get to where he is today and is making a name for himself...

Chef Efraim Nahon, who grew up working in kitchens overseas in Israel, Greece, and more, has found a reason to call New York home for the past ten years. Originally making a name for himself as executive chef at Taboon, he’s since taken his talents to...

Chef Bahr Rapaport, originally from New Jersey, had dreams of being a chef ever since he was a young boy. His mother even framed one of his elementary drawings depicting him as a cartoon with the written words “I want to be a chef”. (See below) Cooking...

For this week’s Behind the Kitchen, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Bill Telepan of Telepan restaurant. He opened Telepan in 2005 on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Telepan keeps with Bill’s personal culinary philosophy, as it celebrates seasonal,...

Chef Susan Burdian, the executive chef at The Flatiron Room, is a native New Yorker and a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute. Over the past decade, she has cooked all over the New York metro area, learning and absorbing the nuances of diverse...

Chef Margaret LaVetty, a native of New York, is the culinary mind behind the new menu and social dining experience at Pounds and Ounces NYC Pub. Her collaboration with Managing Partner Etai Cinader has resulted in a menu of eclectic small dishes. The dishes...

I think it’s safe to say that lunch is a struggle for New Yorkers. It can be hard to find time, or maybe you just do not know how to properly nourish yourself. Don't Skimp on Lunch I get it. And I know it’s hard. But having a healthy lunch could do...

With the ice cream business part of her family history, Melissa, the founder of Tipsy Scoop, may have been destined for this industry. But no one, not even her family, could have predicted her creative take on this beloved treat and how much success she’d...

Though I’ve only recently moved to New York, I’ve been lucky enough to make a great group of friends. And by great, I mean they love food as much as I do. The conversations I have with my foodie friends obviously revolve around food; places we want to...

I’m so impressed with the variety of healthy options around New York City. We really need to take a moment and appreciate how forward thinking this city is. With places like Hu Kitchen, Beyond Sushi, Ellary’s Greens, and Dimes having such success in the...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I’ll never ever understand people who don’t eat breakfast. Yes it’s the most important meal, but even more importantly, it’s an opportunity to eat as soon as you wake up. Why people continue to deny such...

Ice Cream tastes right all year long, through every season - A motto I seriously live by. Even when the temperature hits well below zero, and the wind is as fierce as it gets, once I make my way into an Ice Cream shop and warm up a bit, I’m ready to indulge...