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There is a specific moment every October when fall stops being a concept and starts being a feeling. The light changes, the air gets serious, and the requests at private dinners shift. Less raw, more richness. That is when pumpkin spiced cheesecake starts showing up on my menus. Not pumpkin pie, which everybody expects, but…
Peach bourbon pork tenderloin was never something I planned to put on a menu. It happened the way most good recipes do. A client had fresh peaches from a farm stand off West Main Road in Middletown, a bottle of Woodford Reserve already open on the bar cart, and a pork tenderloin in the refrigerator…
There is a dish I have made more times than I can count for private events, and every single time it lands on the table, the room goes quiet for a second. That is what butternut squash ricotta ravioli does to people. Not the kind from a store bag. I mean hand-rolled pasta, a filling…
This filet mignon apple brandy glaze recipe started as the answer to a very specific question. A client in Newport was hosting her October dinner party for the eighth year in a row. Eight guests, long dining table overlooking the water, and the ask was something she had never said before: step it up. She…
This mahi mahi coconut curry started the way most of my favorite dishes do. Not with a recipe, but with a feeling. It was one of those early spring evenings where the air still had some bite to it, and I wanted to cook something that felt warm and layered without being heavy. Something that…
If you’ve never made duck breast with cherry port wine sauce at home, this is the one to start with. It came together on a random Tuesday in November. I was cooking for a couple in Newport, anniversary dinner, just the two of them, candles, the whole thing. She’d told me during the planning call,…
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