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BCAE Beyond Beef
I had an absolute blast at this year's Beyond Beef event! My big homie Matthew Gaudet let me take up some room in his kitchen at West Bridge for my prep, which was super cool. His whole crew over there...
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Chefs Collaborative Trash Fish Dinner Boston
This years Boston based Chefs Collaborative Trash Fish Dinner was held (once again) at Michael Leviton's Area Four in Kendall Square, Cambridge. There was an insane amount of talented chefs on the...
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MDC4
The fourth Mick Dundee Challenge—a savory Australian meat pie throw down—took place on April 27th in the shipyard of East Boston. It was a grey, chilly, somewhat shitty day. Except it wasn't, because...
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"Bearding It"
At the ripe age of 30, I finally got my cherry popped at the James Beard House! Much love and appreciation goes to my big homie chef Michael Scelfo (Alden & Harlow, Cambridge Ma). He was the chef...
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Revelry for Charity | 12 Part Dining Series
A small group of friends and I (in Boston) put together a thoughtful and indulgent dining series that was a game changer for all of us. Revelry for Charity was originally conceptualized by my homie...
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James Beard House Dinner | American Comfort Food Redefined
My first James Beard House dinner where I actually contributed to the card went down on April 23rd 2015. I threw together a dope team of chefs to cook with me—I love community, and I'd be bullshittin'...
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American Burger Revival | In Stores May 2015
Writing my first cookbook turned out to be an adventure of epic proportions! Once I found out my homie and fellow chef/author Richard Chudy was into the idea of collaborating on a burger cookbook, I...
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Winner of Cutthroat Kitchen's Evilicious 5 Episode Tournament
In Spring of 2015 I threw down against 15 of Cutthroat Kitchen's most most evilicious competitors and won the whole thing! As always, Alton Brown is dope as hell to be in the presence of, and all of...
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Badassery at Bogie's Place | Featured Chef on Man Finds Food
One of last things I did before leaving my post as opening executive chef of jm Curley and Bogie's Place in Boston was film this rich-and-meaty segment with (who is now) my homie Adam Richman. Adam is...
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Farmers Market Burgers on Hallmark's Home & Family
In cahoots with promoting my new cookbook American Burger Revival, my wife Astrid and I stopped by Hallmark's Home and Family to hang with the Fam and cook up some tasty burgers with co-host and chef...
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Frying Chicken While the Plot Thickens | Guest Chef on Hollywood Cycle
Some of the first few new friends that my wife Astrid and I made after moving to LA (September 2015) were our neighbors Abby Ex (Producer) and Nichelle Hines (Actress/CRO of Cycle House). It turned...
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Burning Man 2015 | Chef of Cirque Gitane
I don't even know where to begin. I just returned from a 17 day journey to Black Rock City, where I was the chef (being constantly held down by my sous chef Stevie) of the world traveling gypsy pop-up...
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Eat These Fish! LA
We recently held a seafood dinner at Preux & Proper in collaboration with the EPA, Seafood Watch and Chefs Collaborative. We worked with West Coast seafood and the purpose was to spotlight...
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Hallmark Home & Family—Bob's Burgers for Halloween
I was invited to cook burgers on Hallmark's Home & Family, so OBV I took this as an opportunity to dress up like Tine Belcher from Bob's Burgers! In spirit of Bob's Burgers, I made a spooky burger...
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Jimmy Kimmel Live—Cocktails & Pie
My bar manager Kassady Wiggins was invited to make cocktails at Jimmy Kimmel's annual backyard cookout with chef Adam Perry Lang. They also requested she bring her Mamma's famous Key Lime Pie as...
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Baby Dexter
As if having two Siberian cats isn't enough (Popeye & Bruno) I took a trip to my beloved cat breeder Cindy DeWolfe to get a brand new baby kitten! Introducing baby Dexter. Now I'm a cat Dad of...
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All Star Chefs Classic—Southern Eats + Grill & Chill
This year I was invited to cook at All Star Chefs Classic for their Southern Eats event. The whole crew at Preux & Proper was MAD excited, yo! We came through and had a blast sharing our cold...
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Guy's Grocery Games Supermarket Masters Tournament
My big homie Guy Fieri invited me back to his Grocery Games to compete in a 5 episode Supermarket Masters Tournament. My first episode airs on March 12th and lets just say you might wanna tune into the...
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Revealing The Power of Food at the LA Kitchen
My big homie Robert Egger moved across country from DC with his wonderful wife Claudia a few years ago to start the LA Kitchen. He continues to be an inspiration to me and all of those around him....
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All Star Sustainability Summit at UCLA
As the LA Locals leader for Chefs Collaborative, I recently co-organized and MC'd one of the most challenging and fulfilling events of my career. In tandem with LA Times Food Bowl, we partnered up with...
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