What’s Up With Battman

“I’m not a foodie,” insists Alan Batt, or Battman, as he is known in culinary circles. However, anyone looking at his oeuvre of food photography might be surprised that he counts a Quarter Pounder with cheese and fries as one of his favorite meals. Batt, who began taking photographs professionally in 1981, boasts a varied career, with stints at his father’s sweater manufacturing company in Brooklyn and as a toy salesman in California.

My trip to Cancun was the first of two trips to work on a book about the Moon Palace Resort and Pastry Chef Antonio Bachour who is my good friend and partner on his books. He was commissioned to revamp their pastry department. The hotel’s story is wonderful and very...

Nothing brings people together like a good cause, and no one brings some of the city’s top chefs together like Alan “Battman” Batt. His latest iteration of the Great Gathering of Chefs, which took place at the Prince George Ballroom on April 24th, united almost one...

A couple of weeks ago Adam Bosse, owner of Coffee Afficionado called me. During the conversation he mentioned that he was going to Kenya to check out some new plantations and that he wanted to work with me. My response was “Wow, that sounds cool!"  Adam’s response...

Bill Telepan heads up a wonderful charity, Wellness in the Schools, which helps schools serve better lunches and teaches kids the benefits of eating healthy.  The annual WITS Gala was held September 24 at Oceana in NYC, and I was there to take photos of the food.  A...

It’s been a while, a few years actually, that I’ve been able make the rounds and visit some chefs that I haven’t seen for a while. I was finally able to make it happen this week, and my first stop was Tavern 62 to see David Burke (and to have 3 scoops of ice cream while I was waiting).