Tools You Need Sharp boning or paring knife Cutting board Kitchen shears (optional) Gloves (optional for grip and safety) Bowls for meat...

Why Sharpen? A sharp knife is safer, more precise, and easier to use. Dull knives require more force and can slip, causing injury....

Visiting the legendary French Laundry, in 2000 when it was only 6 years old.

Learning from Boucherie in France, how to create and implement in our California Butcher Shop and Bavette Steak Recipe

As a kid, growing up in North Beach San Francisco, I truly believed I was Italian until I was 13 or so. Wasn't so much that I had to be...

from the archives of The Monterey Herald Column, Chef Todd gives perspective of all jobs a restauranteur holds.

As promised in my last newsletter, which was a while ago… I know… Let’s talk Mustarda. Not just the Italian word for mustard, it is way...

Do you know Nobu? Nobu Matsuhisa is a world renowned chef and restaurateur. He has restaurants all over the world and his food is in one...

Here's Chef's tried and true Corned Beef recipe. Don't forget to get the very best quality brisket, it all starts there. Enjoy with your...

we put together a seafood boudin or sausage, featuring acallops, halibut and salmon. See my recipe here for a Lent friendly, homage to...

I've always been impressed with the number of you who have given up meat for Lent. I am proud of you and your willpower to do so and the...

There's just nothing like a good Philly Cheesesteak - the soft peppers and combination of provolone cheese & wiz mixed in with thinly...

Thyme to sort through the spice cabinet! I like to mark a date on the calendar to do a little cleaning out of the spice cabinet and get...

To our dearest friends, neighbors (now and long ago) and family near and far - Where do we begin. Its been many years since a Christmas...

This list generally consists of things I want, things I love and this year things I sell. Self serving as this may sound, we have a lot...

Several weeks, heck, months ago, I was talking with a guest who asked about bones for bone broth. Unbeknownst to me a local chef was in...

Thanks to this amazing team of turkey shuttlers and order gatherers - we had a very successful Thanksgiving! The helm of orders being...

working with my friends over at Dandy - Duda Family Farms with their amazing produce -- holiday additions that add a lighter dish to your...

After decades of making this holidays delicious (no dry turkey!) and cooking literally hundreds of Thanksgiving meals! Here are few...