March 30, 2021
March 16, 2021
Bill is an icon in the industry. He’s been around since 1990. After working in France he came back to New York and worked at Gotham […]
January 3, 2021
Ryan Hayes is the Sous Chef at the Empire Diner. Except for the 718 on his fingers, which is the area code for Brooklyn where he […]
May 24, 2020
Having grown up in a large Jamaican family, Jessica Craig always had an interest in food and an adventurous palate. She began helping her mother in the family kitchen from a very young age, and soon became responsible for all family holiday desserts at the age of 12. From there, the next step for Jessica was culinary school to pursue her love of cooking. After stints in the Hamptons and Locanda Verde, she joined the L’Artusi family as Executive Pastry Chef in 2017.
March 25, 2019
Growing up, I never could have imagined this is where I would be today. It has taken a lot of hard work and quite a few sleepless nights but it has been an amazing journey.
January 18, 2019
Known as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine,” Leah Chase has fed Quincy Jones, Jesse Jackson, Duke Ellington, Thurgood Marshall, James Baldwin, Ray Charles, Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and countless others as Executive Chef of Dooky Chase’s Restaurant.