Fusebox Festival: Sweet Betrayal
Last week, I participated in an awesome event with my pastry assistant, Rosie Shipman. We were invited by the Fusebox Festival's Digestible Feats to create desserts for an event called Sweet Betrayal. It was a collaboration between writer David Fruchter, artist Kaci Beeler, and myself. David wrote a story about love and loss, I created desserts based on my interpretation of the story, and Kaci live-painted the desserts at the ... more
SXSW Squarespace Food Truck
We had a great time at the Squarespace Food Truck at SXSW! We dished out free samples of F&D BLT with arugula pesto, F&D Arancini with pickled peppers, and Strawberry Pie with lemon glaze. The line for food wrapped around the building. It was a busy day! Thanks for inviting us, Squarespace! ... more
Good Times
It's been such a busy few months for us. Our Feast of the Seven Fishes, New Year's Eve, and Valentine's dinners were awesome - thank you all for celebrating with us! We've also been lucky enough to be featured in a couple of television shows! We had a great time shooting with Andrew Zimmern for Bizarre Foods, as well as Guy Fieri for Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Stay tuned for our premiere ... more
Creating the Banana Tart
I often develop my desserts by first coming up with a list of flavors that I'm interested in and that are seasonal. Then I start mixing and matching to see what flavors pair well together, what textures and temperatures I can combine, and how it could be presented. I like for my desserts to be easy to eat, and I love layering things in a bowl so that you're forced ... more
The Jersey Sando
My friend Darren, who was the best man at our wedding, is from northern New Jersey. We met in college, and hung out a lot in New York when I attended the CIA. We made a habit of going out to party at night, then the next morning we'd walk a few blocks to a diner to eat this sandwich made with "Taylor ham" (technically called a pork roll, which ... more
