Discover and read about your favorite Chefs
Discover and read about your favorite Chefs
Christian Schienle is the executive chef, owner and sommelier (!) of the quaint UES restaurant serving French comfort food and classics such as country duck paté, chicken paillard and veal liver.
After making a name for herself in Italy, Chef Silvia Barban moved to New York and is now the executive Chef at LaRina, where she makes pasta from scratch every day in her effort to "bring a little bit of Italy to Fort Greene"
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Find out what happens behind the scenes
Find out what happens behind the scenes
We sat down with executive Chef Armando Avila, (formerly at STK and 5 Napkin Burger) to talk about Mexico, what influenced his current menu and the food at the Malt House in the Financial District.
In the East Village, Chef Ruben Rodriquez serves Spanish tapas based on his family recipes as well as modern molecular twists to old classics. Oh, and they have flamenco!
Chef Kevin Adey, after spending five years at Northeast Kingdom opened Faro in Bushwick where the goal was to have diners and the chef feel comfortable and at home.
Chef Sabeh Kachouh came to NYC from Lebanon at age 18 to work with his cousin who owned a Lebanese restaurant. Not only did he grow to love this city, but after some time, Kachouch started his own restaurant thats been a staple in the neighborhood for years.
Chef Nate Courtland is the head chef at Montana’s Trail House makes comfort food inspired by Eastern America. The restaurant is known for making as many of their ingredients in house from the plants they grow on their outdoor patio and in their private rooftop garden, so we had to go visit and see what it was all about. And we had a blast!
Where food is a way of life
Where food is a way of life
We sat down with Chef Steven Gallo at his Lower East Side Location to talk about what it's like to run two restaurants, how working for his family's restaurants has prepared him to be a restaurateur and why mozzarella has to come from Italy.
In, what is probably our most inspiring photoshoot, Chefs of NYC met Harold Villarosa who heads up the Insurgo Project - an initiative to address local food insecurity in low-income areas around the country.
Chefs of NYC had the pleasure of meeting Didier Pawlicki of La Sirene. A true Frenchman with a love for food, chef Didier sat down with us for a chat and a photoshoot.
Senza Gluten is a fully gluten free restaurant in NYC. We went to visit Chef Jemiko L. Solo to find out why he opened a fluten free restaurant and what the challenges are he faced while doing so.
Hidden in Williamsburg is this family run trattoria, butcher and deli. Chef Genaro Virtuso runs Lorimer Market and welcomed us one morning for a chat!
Delicious food, great stories
Delicious food, great stories
Cooper's Craft & Kitchen, famous for their beers and easy going food invited us take a look in the kitcheb! Chef Brendan Neville prepared his gnocchi (which was delicious) and was kind enough to share his the recipe with us. Find it below the pictures!
Peter Lipson is the chef at Northern Spy Food Co. Beautiful restaurant and an amazing chef. Such a fun photoshoot!
Chefs of NYC met with partner, general manager AND chef, Miguel Franco at his new restaurant in Murray Hill - Burlap Sack, a potato eatery.
Chef Natasha Pogrebinsky's dishes stem not only from her passion for cooking but it's her heritage that makes her story even more so interesting. Read on!
Peter Lipson of the Northern Spy Food Co introduced us to the chef of Little Prince, Matt Controy, and what a pleasure it was! Matt prepared dinner for us and we chatted about what it's like being a chef in NYC and following your dreams.
Chef Patrizia Volanti had the chance of a lifetime when the owner of Antica - originally from Italy - decided to open up a new location in Brooklyn.
We got to speak with Jonathan Kava at Smorgasburg -- a chef who is doing something different among the other vendors at the weekly food filled event. At Von Kava, expect a 3-4 course meal. Next time you're at Smorgasburg, hang out at their stand up counter and enjoy your next 15 minute experience at Von Kava!
We met up with Chef Nate Cotanch from Zia Green Chile Co at Smorgasburg in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Did you know New Mexican cuisine is incredibly hard to find and practically unheard of on the east coast? Chef Nate says his goal is to share this unique culture and cuisine that he grew up around with NYC and eventually the entire east coast.