Chefs/Cuisine

The Invisible Work
At The Dabney, blistered peppers arrive smoky and sweet, their softened skins collapsing against grains of farro. The dish feels simple, almost effortless. For chef Jeremiah Langhorne, that apparent ease

Learning the Line
Marigold petals, all pointing in the same direction, tweezered atop tuna crudo… Cara Cara oranges supreme-style cut, the juice from the discarded pith squeezed on top of them for moisture…

Sitting Down With Legends: Patrick O’Connell
Long before the Michelin stars, before senators and dignitaries made pilgrimages to his dining room, Patrick O’Connell was cooking onion soup at a farmhouse near the base of Virginia’s Old

Does Michelin Matter
Stepping into Causa feels a bit like traveling—one moment you’re in Blagden Alley, the next, deep in a story of Peru told through flavor, precision, and heart. Chef Carlos Delgado

Tomatoes Tell the Story
The journey starts with a tomato—split open and rubbed across bread. No sauce, no tricks. Just pulp, olive oil, and salt on a slice of crunchy bread in the style

Sitting Down With Legends: Marcus Samuelsson
Inside The Morrow Hotel in NoMa, Marcus Samuelson’s newest project, Marcus DC, offers guests a full-sensory experience even before they taste the food: bold artwork by Derrick Adams and vibrant

To Italy & Back: Dining at Restaurant Ama
Beckoned by the bright-orange awning, patrons arrive at Ama and are transported to the Ligurian coast of Italy. At the open bancone window they discover an array of sweet and

Sitting Down with Legends: Wolfgang Puck
For more than four decades, Wolfgang Puck has defined what it means to be a celebrity chef. Long before TV shows like Hell’s Kitchen and Top Chef turned chefs into

Taste of Frederick
It’s Thursday morning, and chef Bryan Voltaggio is working with two craftsmen to redesign a partition between the bar and the dining room. Attention to detail and Voltaggio’s connection to

Chefs Gone Wild
“Candy cap mushrooms,” chef and forager Iulian Fortu begins to explain as he unscrews the lid on a jar of small and twisty fungi. “These super tiny mushrooms usually grow