ReMARKable Palate #73: SalmonWe're in the pink this week as we celebrate the Gilded Fork's Monthly Main Ingredient: Salmon. I share our Salmon Dossier with you (everything you always wanted to know about salmon but were afraid to ask), then I go into the kitchen to demonstrate a...
CHIC Podcast #54: CustardsThis week it’s just me again, Chef Tom, talking about custards. Specifically I talk about two baked custards, creme caramel and creme brulee. Sometimes people confuse these two beauties of the baking kitchen. This is to help people in my classes especially the one coming up...
Hungry Magazine #29: Eat Like a Rock StarWhat do Axl Rose, UB40, and Paul McCartney have in common? Debra Sharpe cooked for them all at one time. Sharpe, still a caterer to rockstars, set down roots in Chicago in the early ’90’s, and opened a slew of restaurants, including long...
ReMARKable Palate #72: Senegalese food at Baobab in HarlemMy Liberian friend Dawn Padmore is introducing me to the foods of West Africa: We start at Baobab restaurant on 116th St. in Harlem for Senegalese food. We speak with Madame Diobe Diop, owner of Baobab. We sample...
Chic Podcast #53: The MusicThis week we take a break from the norm by playing some of my favorite "podsafe" music. I've got some female vocals, power pop, piano jazzy stuff and even some pretty rockin' songs. Check it out. We'll be back to the regular podcasts...
Hungry Magazine #28: Spice QueenMadhur Jaffrey, an actress, a writer, and a cook, is a true Renaissance woman. Born in Delhi, India, she moved to the UK to study acting. While there, she pined for an authentic home cooked Indian meal. While growing up she never really cooked, so...