Secrets of the Best Chefs

In our remaining time together, we make a batch of his West Indies–style hot sauce, chicken croquettes, a loaf of plain sourdoug ...

“The things I grow are shaped by the things I want to make.” Artz’s Kitchen Know-How ...

TO MAKE NOCHINO (walnut liqueur), use English walnuts or black walnuts. Cut each nut into 4 pieces and place in 1 liter of pure ...

West Indies–Style Hot Sauce Makes 6 cups If you or someone you know loves hot sauce, you’ve got to try this recipe. It’s a simpl ...

Place the carrots, onion, and garlic into a Dutch oven. Add the water and a large pinch of salt to the pot. Cover and bring to a ...

Spinach Calzone with Two Cheeses Serves 4 to 6 Even though Artz constructs this calzone to feature his homemade sourdough, ricot ...

1½ cups tomato sauce, for serving (optional) If using fresh spinach, rinse it without drying it, then either place it in a micro ...

Chicken Croquettes ...

Serves 4 “It’s fried meat,” said my friend Jimmy when I served this one ...

summer night. “How could that be bad?” The answer is that it can’t be bad; it is, in fact, very good. Think of these as elevated ...

Grapeseed oil, for frying (or, if you can’t find grapeseed oil, use canola or vegetable oil) West Indies–Style Hot Sauce (option ...

Rebecca Charles Chef-owner, Pearl Oyster Bar New York, New York Upon leaving chef Rebecca Charles’s New York City apartment, I m ...

flavor stays in the dish.” And sure enough, as the water evaporates, a concentrated corn broth coats the bottom of the pan. To t ...

“If you can’t make something good out of salt, pepper, and protein, you have no business in the kitchen.” ...

Charles’s Kitchen Know-How CHARLES HAS a vacuum sealer that she uses to seal all kinds of protein that she stores in her freezer ...

Scallop Chowder Serves 6 Sometimes you really don’t want to know what makes restaurant food taste so good. I’ve eaten the scallo ...

1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme Minced fresh chives Begin by melting the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, ...

When Charles made this, there was lots of bubbling going on. Keep it at an aggressive simmer, just short of a boil. Charles ...

Smoked Fish Salad Serves 4 The Semitic side of me thinks you could rename this salad “Jewish salad.” After all, there’s sour cre ...

1 cucumber, sliced thin ½ pound smoked trout (or sable, sturgeon, or white fish), deboned For the dressing, whisk together all t ...