Secrets of the Best Chefs

Dieterle’s Kitchen Know-How MINCED CHIVES, shallots, and parsley work together to form Dieterle’s “holy trinity” that can improv ...

Hearts of Palm Salad with Mango and Macadamia Nuts ...

Serves 2 to 4 ...

According to Dieterle, this salad isn’t worth making if you can’t get fresh hearts of palm. (“I don’t used canned foods, except ...

First, make the dressing. In a measuring cup, measure out the white wine vinegar, add the shallots, and then whisk in ½ cup of t ...

Chicken with Rosemary, Fennel Pollen, and Balsamic-Braised Radicchio Serves 4 This dish is my interpretation of one that Dieterl ...

¾ cup chicken stock (preferably homemade), plus more if needed Flaky sea salt (optional) 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (optional) ...

Cook until the radicchio is deeply golden brown, about 1 minute. Flip the radicchio over and allow it to brown on the other side ...

Creamed Corn ...

Serves 4 ...

The secret to this dish, the one Dieterle says people freak out over, is a very simple technique. You cook fresh corn (and this ...

minutes. Pour the corn and cream mixture into a blender and blend* until it’s a smooth puree. Pour the puree back into the same ...

Vinny Dotolo & Jon Shook Chefs, Animal and Son of a Gun Los Angeles, California It’s not easy to categorize the food that co ...

seem odd or interesting wrapped back into something that’s accessible.” Shook adds, “It’s not about the wow factor. It’s transla ...

huge hunks of P’tit Basque cheese that gets blasted under the broiler and comes out bubbling and brown (so much so that Dotolo c ...

“A mango in California isn’t as good as a mango in Florida, so why would we use them?” —Vinny Dotolo ...

Dotolo & Shook’s Kitchen Know-How IF YOU WANT to make up a salad, think about color, think about freshness, and think about ...

P’tit Basque with Chorizo and Grilled Garlic Bread Serves 2 to 4 You can hear the collective “ooooooh” as you set this bubbling ...

Set two sauté pans over medium heat and add enough olive oil to coat the bottoms. When they’re hot, add the onion to one and the ...

onion soup cheeses—Gruyère, Emmentaler—it’s worth seeking out P’tit Basque, a French sheep’s-milk cheese, for this dish. Its pre ...