After training at the Culinary Institute of America, and spending four years at Chez Panisse, Troy MacLarty landed in Portland, as chef of Family Supper, a job he left in late 2005. After stints at Simpatica and Saucebox, in November 2006, he took over as chef at Lovely Hula Hands, when it debuted at its new North Mississippi location. As cooks prepped dinner in the … [Read more...] about Interview: Troy MacClarty
Duck, Duck, Goose – Foie Gras Wars Continues
Anyone who eats and reads—and I dearly hope that’s everyone here, now—has gotten wind of the foie gras wars. I am not going to write the entire history of what’s happened in the past twelve months, but here’s the bulleted version:• Chicago’s City Council bans foie gras in local restaurants. Angry chefs sue. Oregon, as well as New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and … [Read more...] about Duck, Duck, Goose – Foie Gras Wars Continues
Interview: David Machado, Part II
[This is part two of an interview with David Machado of Vindalho and Lauro restaurants. You can find part one by clicking here.]So, a guy walks into a bar, and _________. While you can fill in the blank with any number of amnesiacs asking, "Do I come here often?" and baby seals ordering "anything but a Canadian Club," perhaps only once has the punch-line been, "walks out … [Read more...] about Interview: David Machado, Part II
Interview: Dave Machado
So, a guy walks into a bar, and _________. While you can fill in the blank with any number of amnesiacs asking, "Do I come here often?" and baby seals ordering "anything but a Canadian Club," perhaps only once has the punch-line been, "walks out with the bartender's job." Dave Machado gets to tell the joke. Beginning at the bottom more than twenty years and half as many … [Read more...] about Interview: Dave Machado
Interview: Molly O’Neill
Last Friday morning, I received a call from an acquaintance, saying, “Molly O’Neill is in town; do you think you have time to interview her?” I said, I’ll make time, and in fact, will crawl with O’Neill’s New York Cookbook in my teeth for a chance to meet her.“Oh, we need to go to Powell’s and get you a new copy,” said O’Neill, seeing the spatters and stains and missing … [Read more...] about Interview: Molly O’Neill