Secrets of the Best Chefs

¼ cup sliced scallions Kosher salt Date molasses (optional) To make the baba ghanouj, start by making a garlic confit. Drop the ...

To supreme citrus fruit, slice the top and bottom off the fruit so it stands neatly on a cutting board. Slide the blade of a v ...

Nancy Silverton Cookbook author; co-founder, La Brea Bakery; and chef, Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza Los Angeles, California ...

Silverton uses her hands to build plates of food that are as notable for their visual beauty as they are for their deceptive sim ...

her hands were built for this profession. But it’s not all about her hands. “I always cook from my heart,” she tells me before I ...

“I love stoves, I love knives, I love beautiful wooden spoons. I don’t care about pumps and beakers and petri dishes.” Silverton ...

and your guests will relax too. THE TOOLS that you use in the kitchen should feel good in your hand. For example, find a pepper ...

Prosciutto San Daniele with Warren Pear and Pomegranate Seeds Serves 2 to 4 This recipe is 100 percent shopping and 0 percent co ...

Silverton’s reason for this is simple: it makes the pear more beautiful to keep the quarters intact. Make sure to cut it right ...

Mozzarella with Meyer Lemon, Celery Salad, and Alici di Menaica Serves 2 to 3 Once again, Silverton proves that if you find the ...

4 or 5 chives, cut into pieces Leaves from 1 celery stalk (6 or 7 leaves) Tiny basil leaves Kosher salt FOR ASSEMBLY 3 very thin ...

For a more elegant look, press the whites first through a grater, clean it, and then press the yolks through. To perfectly h ...

Mozzarella in Panna with Pesto and Slow- Roasted Tomatoes ...

Serves 2 to 4 ...

Most of the time, when fresh mozzarella is made, it’s stored in water. But mozzarella in panna, as Silverton explained to me, is ...

to cool slightly. In a small pot, heat the cream until warm but not boiling (you’ll see a few bubbles around the edges and if yo ...

Harold Dieterle Winner, Top Chef, Season One; and chef-owner, Perilla and Kin Shop New York, New York When you’re standing in a ...

“But how did you think to pair the lychees with the lobster and the cauliflower and the bone marrow?” Again, he looks a little b ...

overthink everything—and, nervous that this corn won’t be great if it’s underseasoned, I ask Dieterle to taste it to confirm tha ...

“I don’t want guests to say, ‘I could’ve made that myself.’” ...