Posts by Chef Mark Hayes

Crisp breeze in the air,(at least in Chicago) that means fall is just around the corner! My personal favorite time to cook. From Butternut Squash to Venison, a very bountiful time of year. I was just wondering if there were any other...

Comedies!!!! I need to laugh when I'm not at work. Anything by Monty Python alumni, and I'm on my second copy of "When Harry Met Sally". I'm a romantic at heart!

1)Metallica 2)Jimmy Buffet 3)Louis Armstrong ....and When I'm alone in the Kitchen, Merle Haggard. Ultimatly I let the guys play the Rock en espanol, it's not bad. ------------------ M.W.H.

Fusion for the sake of fusion can be ridiculous in hands of someone who doesn't have knowledge of or respect for classic preparations and techniques. And by classic I don't just mean "french". Because we are a...

The Problem with Escolar isn't that it is oily. The problem is that the type of oil is one that can be impossible for many people to digest. As for the problem with skate: it, like Shark (its close relative) doesn't have a urinary tract,...