Q&A: Chef John Plymale of Porcini
Chef John Plymale has been with Porcini since before its 1992 opening. Twenty-plus years later, the restaurant seems like an extension of the chef himself.
A thoughtful and affable guy, Plymale sat down for a...
John Varanese’s Big Night in the Big Apple at the Beard House
A lot is made of a chef’s journey to cook at the James Beard House in Manhattan — and for good reason.
It’s the showplace for America’s culinary talent. But any visitor to the kitchen...
