John DeLucie is Sick of Kale

John DeLucie is Sick of Kale

For much of the past decade, John DeLucie has been New York City’s most sought-after chef. As founding chef and partner of The Waverly Inn, DeLucie and his take on classic American cuisine attracted both the celebrity crowd and serious food fans, who were wowed by his...
Diego Oka Wanted to Be a Dentist

Diego Oka Wanted to Be a Dentist

     Diego Oka is the Executive Chef at La Mar Miami. The Chefs Connection: Did you go to culinary school?  If so, where? Diego Oka: Yes, Institu Paul Bousse, USIL, Lima TCC: What restaurants have you worked at? DO: Ichi ban Japanesse Restaurant, La mar...
Chef Martin Schaub of Pilsener Haus

Chef Martin Schaub of Pilsener Haus

Interview and Photos by Eric Rios Chef Martin Schaub has been around the culinary block. Sometimes we don’t realize the expansive stories that these chef’s have. Chefs are not faceless robots just flipping burgers but evolving artists who are always learning and...
Lorin Smaha: Chef/Owner of Freshie’s Lobster Co.

Lorin Smaha: Chef/Owner of Freshie’s Lobster Co.

Summertime in New England means Red Sox games, trips to the beautiful New England beaches, and Lobster. The first time I had a lobster roll I was 23 years old and visiting Boston for the first time. I fell in love with lobster rolls. I went to the Quincy Market,...
Matt Hinckley Falls Into Culinary Wormholes

Matt Hinckley Falls Into Culinary Wormholes

Matt Hinckley is Chef/Owner of Hinckley’s Fancy Meats in Orlando, Florida .  The Chef’s Connection’s Kelly Torres recently caught up with Matt, and she had a few questions to ask. The Chefs Connection: What was your first job in food? Matt Hinckley:...
Joe Murphy on Growing Up And Working in the Kitchen

Joe Murphy on Growing Up And Working in the Kitchen

“Dad, are you famous?” This question took executive pastry chef Joe Murphy by surprise when his son asked him one day recently. A disarmingly kind man, he sat with me to describe what influenced him growing up and what led him down the path he’s taken to his most...