KT Harrison

2 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | KT Harrison

click to enlarge Zoe Hoerner-LeVell of Enosburg Falls' Bumblebee Bistro is not your average early-career chef. She is unflappable and utterly consistent. Her from-scratch, farm-to-table comfort food is conceived, cooked and seasoned just right every time. You'd expect all of that from a culinary-degreed kitchen veteran, but Hoerner-LeVell is no mature master chef.

Oct 24, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Chef Antonio De Ieso hosts a seven-course chef's-table dinner at Fiorentini in Rutherford. Photo: Courtesy of FiorentiniWhat could be better than dinner at New Jersey’s best restaurants? We’ll tell you: a multi-course, up-close-and-personal meal at their exclusive, insider-y tasting dinners. Read on for details on the Garden State’s most fabulous chef-finessed feasts. Reservations—and an appetite are essential.

Oct 17, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Herb-crusted cod at F1rst in Hawthorne is served with wild mushrooms, string beans and cauliflower purée. Photo: Heather Willensky Most chefs are made, but some are born that way. Adam Weiss, the chef/owner of F1rst, is one of these food whisperers. His menu vaults to the skies from his amuse-bouche on and only builds excitement, like a Shore roller coaster. One taste of Weiss’s ethereal Parisienne gnocchi had me as breathless as Six Flags’ Jersey Devil.

Oct 7, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Chef and Absegami High School cooking teacher Christina Martin shows off her vegan ratatouille. It spotlights zucchini from the school’s kitchen garden, cared for by her students. Photo: Courtesy of Christina MartinAs a longtime restaurant chef and now a cooking teacher at Absegami High School in Galloway, Christina Martin is adept in all kinds of cuisines. She’s a vegan, and every member in her family of four has their own dietary preferences. Somehow, she manages to keep them all happy.

Sep 19, 2024 | njmonthly.com | KT Harrison

Meet Louisa Rodriguez-Diaz, cannabis chef of Durga’s Om Cooking and owner of Karmalife Holistic Wellness. She produces cannabis-enhanced, five-course group feasts, private dinners and catered events in Brick Township, where she lives, as well as throughout the tri-state area. Below, we chat about her mood-boosting meals. NJM: What does a cannabis chef do? Chef Louisa Rodriguez-Diaz: We do a lot! I create and serve food with small doses of cannabis that enhance both the meal and the mood.