Interview with Chef Yukihiro Sato

Chef Yukihiro Sato creates authentic Japanese dishes with a distinctive Kaiseki focus. Kaiseki cuisine has influences from Zen Buddhism and focuses on both delicate taste and exquisite presentation using natural and traditional Japanese ingredients. This is what you should anticipate when dining at Hakubai Japanese Restaurant. Here is what we learned from Chef Sato during a [...]

Interview with Chef Sam Freund of One if by Land in NYC

Chef Sam Freund, formerly of One Hudson Yards and Eleven Madison Park is now gracing the kitchens at One if by Land; one of NYC’s most well known restaurants. He took a few minutes to chat with us about his career, the restaurant and the reasons why his life brought him to OIBL.

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Interview with Eli and Max Sussman, Co-Author of Freshman in the Kitchen

Anyone who has gone to college is well acquainted with what used to be the Freshmen 15 and has now turned to the Freshman (or woman) 20. It’s those extra pounds that come on due to late night study sessions, sometimes a little binge drinking and the oh so fabulous meals made up of creamy [...]