The Jazz Chef

Fried EGGS THAT RISE SOFTLY Before you begin, take a minute to read my article on Perfect Eggs, and the science that 99.95% of chefs, pro and home, ignore that will transform your egg dishes! Even fried eggs benefit from...

Years ago, Trader Vic's, the legendary restaurant at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, a place known for its tradition of employing top, top culinary practice, used to make such perfect scrambled eggs, I was told originally custom ordered by some...

Canola is one of the most misunderstood, mispurchased, and misused oils.  Is it good for you? Is it good, or safe, to cook with?  Is it right to cook with? It depends on what kind of canola oil that you...

    Most of y'all think whisks are no big whip. It's that plastic, loopy thing everyone's got in their kitchen that you throw into your cart at Ikea or Target.  For some reason, when I think whip,  I always scrape...

A nice, easy banana snack or dessert named after one of the first greats of Jazz, Buddy Bolden. Bananas covered with honey aren't anything new. Just ask anyone in any part of Asia or Latin America. The riff here the honey...

Sun Ra was one of the most skilled and "out there" World Jazz synthesizer/pianists and bandleaders. He was also a vegetarian. To honor his complexity, we take the vegetarian dog of your choice up to a new level. Makes one...

  A lot of improvisational riffs revolve around repurposed food. I made some wonderful lavender pasta a couple of nights back. I have enough extra that it makes a nice lunch... something. What, though? It doesn't reheat really well, and...

Authenticity Ground Zero is making one of the most commonly used condiments in the United States, and found around the globe in one form or another: Ketchup. Kashmere Ketchup is my smooth, soulful, tangy way of honoring The Kashmere Stage Band, ...

Schrödinger'S Pumpkin Muffins The Jazz Chef Aren't pumpkin muffins culinarily "dead" after the holidays? We eat and eat and eat the omnipresent orange squash from Halloween to New Years. By January, aren't we on to something better? Not yet. Straight from...