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After a great break, I am happy and excited to get back into the kitchen!
I've put together a new summer dinner menu, busting with summer goodness.
I'm really trying to highlight simple, straightforward, crisp flavors. Since the rain seems to have lightened up a bit, the gardens are getting some sunshine and all the local harvest is getting into full swing(including our own small garden at nicks). We are very proud to be partnering up with lots of local growers + producers to bring the freshest… Continue

so many times, especially lately, we focus on only the food and how much it costs when talking about eating. as a chef, of course, that makes perfect sense to me, as the integrity of the ingredients and the economic structure of how it has to be payed for are of the utmost importance. and technique, of course, we can not forget about that either. but what about the way it all comes together? the unique combination of those ingredients timed and presented in just such a way, surrounded by just th… Continue