CHEF LIFE

DeVonn Francis runs the pop-up Jamaican dinner series Yardy. DeVonn in our Men's Jumpsuit in navy. Can you give me a brief rundown of your "average" work day? (I know you probably don't have a normal work day, but as best as you can!) I meditate for 15 mins in the morning because if not I’d lose my mind! Followed by warm tea and reading a book or the news, then writing. This ritual helps me to best organize my brain before I get into the work grind. If its a market day I go to Union Square Green Market to...

Ken Concepcion, along with his wife  Michelle Mungcal, are owners of L.A-based cookbook and culinary shop Now Serving L.A. Michelle in our Women's Jumpsuit in black and Ken wearing our Men's Jumpsuit in hunter green. Can you give me a brief rundown of your "average" work day? (I know you probably don't have a normal work day, but as best as you can!) At the time of the photoshoot, our daughter was 11 weeks old.  So what our average day used to be is now shifting with the addition of Frankie!  We aim to get to the shop an hour...

We were lucky to have Tiffany Senin, Sous Chef at Bricolage, come in to our test kitchen and cook an amazing dish! Tiffany made a dessert she calls, "Peaches and Cream". It consists of 5 spice roasted peaches, coconut sticky cake, beetroot syrup, ginger ice cream, puffed rice, plus ghost pepper honey granules from Spiceology!   While Tiffany was here we also asked her a few questions about herself and her inspiration for the dish!   What is your role at Bricolage?  I am the Sous Chef. I started in the end of April. I met the owner through the Asian Food Mafia,...

To celebrate the launch of our Oyster Shucker's Apron with Island Creek Oysters, it only felt right to have an oyster-filled happy hour!    It wouldn't be an oyster happy hour without some of the best oysters in the business, courtesy of Island Creek of course!  One of our favorites was the oyster with quail egg yolk and chicharonnes!  Empire Estate Wine came through with the amazing Riesling white wine, which went perfect with the oysters! P.S. If you enjoyed our exclusive taste of Empire Estate’s dry Riesling, we are excited to offer a special 10% off your order of Empire Estate...