Behind the Scenes
I'm a huge fan of Chef Chris Rendell and his team. I had an incredible meal at Mary Queen of Scots last year though sadly I haven't had the chance to dine at Whitehall yet. Yeah I know I suck.
I want to say a big thank you to Chef Chris Rendell, Chef Ryan Butler and their team for letting me into their kitchen and snap some photos. Also thanks to my friend Danielle, she works for Chef Ryan Butler, for helping me out with setting up the shoot.
Couple months ago I attended the Dim Sum Y'all dinner at City Grit, run by Sarah Simmons. Then I went back to take some behind the scenes photos and I (smartly) picked the nights that Chef Drew Robinson from Jim 'N Nicks BBQ was guest chefting. And oh my was it awesome to take photos and to be in the kitchen surrounded by pork belly, homemade ham(!), sausages and pimento cheese (if you've been a regular at the Big Apple BBQ Block Party, you'll know about this dish), and bbq pork shoulder.
Chef Josh Gentry, of the soon-to-be-open Little Donkey in Birmingham, Al did his dinner the night before and was there to help out Chef Robinson, was constantly blasting music and kept everyone pumped out during dinner service.
Anyone wanna take a road trip to Alabama?
Last Friday I got invited to friends and family night at Allswell, Chef Nate Smith's new restaurant in Williamsburg (124 Bedford Ave at N. 10th St).
The whole night was fantastic. I was mostly in the kitchen while Nate, Alexis and Sara were pumping out dish after dish. I"m thrill to go back and eat some more because the food that night...oh the food that night was so delicious. Also they have the awesomest wallpapers.
Check out all the photos in the slideshow.
Last week I did a behind-the-scenes shoot at Jane's Sweet Buns for Serious Eats NY (you can check it out here) and it was one of the funnest shoot. It's always weird taking photos of someone you just met but I try to pretend that I've known them for awhile and we're just catching up. Jane Danger, owner, was super chill and fun to talk to.
Here are some photos that didn't make it to the article.
