Secrets of the Best Chefs

Michel Richard Chef-owner, Citronelle and Central Washington, D.C. Chef Michel Richard has an eggshell on his nose. He’s just sh ...

dish that he teaches me to make after first showing me how to make his signature mushroom stock. Step one: put mushrooms in the ...

“I like big butts!” he raps to me as I get ready to go. “You know this song?” I nod. “No,” he corrects himself. “I like beef but ...

“Button mushrooms are my favorite mushrooms. Even the old, tired ones have flavor.” ...

Richard’s Kitchen Know-How TO KEEP YOURSELF creatively inspired, frequent ethnic markets. When you go to your regular grocery st ...

Mushroom Stock Makes 2 to 4 cups You will be astonished at the ease and usefulness of this recipe. Actually, it’s not so much a ...

started), strain the liquid through a chinois into a separate pot. Use right away or refrigerate (it will last a week) or freeze ...

Potato Risotto Serves 2 I’m not going to lie: this recipe takes work. It requires that you slice potatoes very thin, then hold t ...

along the length into ⅛-inch-thick disks, only don’t cut all the way through (this’ll help keep the potatoes together as you do ...

keeping it its natural color and adding chives to emphasize the dish’s mashed potato–like qualities. ...

Mushroom-Crusted Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Jus ...

Serves 4 Boneless chicken breasts and button mushrooms come together ...

here via a magical formula that combines humdrum ingredients into something sublime. The only thing that might give you pause is ...

breast. Wet it slightly. Spoon a large mound of the mushroom mixture onto the plastic and flatten it by folding the plastic wrap ...

Susan Feniger Chef-owner, Street; co-owner, Border Grill Los Angeles, California Flames erupt out of chef Susan Feniger’s scaldi ...

Her hunger for bold, exciting flavors started in her mother’s kitchen, where her mom, “a great cook,” would make comfort-food cl ...

also sweet and salty and complex from those pandan leaves. The smile on Feniger’s face as I eat speaks volumes: as much as she l ...

“I love what food does with bringing people together.” ...

Feniger’s Kitchen KnowHow TO KEEP YOUR KNIVES super sharp, use a sharpening stone. There are water-based and oil-based stones; c ...

Kaya Toast Serves 4 (with a good amount of coconut curd for later) This is a make-ahead dish and a perfect thing to serve at bru ...