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As I glance through some old photos, I'm noticing a theme developing with my brother's family and lobsters. In last year's post "Attack of the Lobster!" I showed you what happened when my brother introduced his grandson Zach to a lobster. Well, apparently he just loves getting children and lobsters together....Zach's Aunt Meredith met these critters back in 1981. Hey, Aunt Meredith, isn't it about time for your kids to meet some crustaceans? We shall see. . . Read Full Story

OK. I really, REALLY give up on diners! We needed to get off Long Island on a Thursday morning. Anyone remotely familiar with Long Island traffic will appreciate that the best time to drive through the city and out of the metro area is roughly 3am-6am. After that, it's grit your teeth and deal with tons of traffic. To achieve this, we usually forgo breakfast at home, and stop somewhere well beyond the city limits. Since we were heading down the Jersey Turnpike and we aren't familiar with the... Read Full Story

Occasionally we chefs do like to eat out - and sometimes we just can't make up our mind what we want. On Long Island, the ready solution to that dilemna is a diner. When I'm roaming around the North Fork of Long Island, I love to stop by the Cutchogue Diner on Main Road. A very small eatery, sandwiched between more modern main street buildings, it bears a strong resemblance to a railroad dining car. It provides the classic diner experience - bygone-era surroundings, good food from a small... Read Full Story

Yesterday's press release announced that Chef Glenn has been named President of the USPCA's NY Metro Chapter. The Chapter, one of the largest in the country, is made up of member chefs covering the entire metro New York region - Long Island, New York City's five boroughs, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Fairfield Connecticut, and much of central/northern New Jersey. "Our chefs provide the most unique service on the dining out scene - we allow you the ability to dine in ." A member of the... Read Full Story

Long Island personal chef Glenn Burgess had two articles published in the January-March issue of Personal Chef Magazine. In “I.C.E. Cubes and the New York Metro Chapter” Chef Glenn, our Chapter’s Vice President, described his vision for an “Initiative on Culinary Education” and his hope to inspire everyone to learn more about their food. The same issue of Personal Chef features the three-page spread “Everything you need to know about Paprika”, which Chef Glenn wrote as a companion piece to a... Read Full Story

I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving, may you all search deep within and give thanks for the true blessings in your lives...but it wouldn't be me without a little humor! 'Twas the day afore Thanksgiving And all through the house Not a creature was stirring Especially not the trussed up bird in the fridge. 'Twas frozen and dead Someone cut off its head! Quick, call CSI Whilst you gobble your pie They'll solve it in a jiffy And rememeber, four-day old leftovers are iffy! Ho Ho Ho... Read Full Story

The voice mail was short: I’m having an impromptu dinner party tomorrow – check your e-mail. A minor windfall and a very generous nature prompted my friend to invite a small group of us to a roast pork dinner. Dinnertime is always more eagerly anticipated with the knowledge that someone else is cooking. In recent years October had tenaciously held on to late summer temperatures, but that day Fall was making its presence known early, the way it did in memories of my childhood. So much so that... Read Full Story

I have to confess, I'm not a lobster fan. Give me shrimp, fried clams, calamari if you must, mussels in a pinch, but forget lobster. Part of this goes back to my time attending Sayville United Methodist Church. They used to hold a "Clam Fest" fundraiser on the Saturday of Sayville's Summerfest weekend (August 1-3, 2008). We'd spend several days cooking endless gallons of clam chowder and bake countless clam pies; and on Clam Fest day we'd take orders for Lobster dinners. One year I brought... Read Full Story

Welcome June! Here’s to great weather and lots of time spent with family around the barbecue grill! Throw a steak on the grill to celebrate National Beef Steak Month. Or get creative and dream up the ultimate burger with a chance to win $50,000 in the “Build a Better Burger with Sutter Home” contest www.buildabetterburger.com now through August 18. What could be better with the ultimate burger than a cold glass of iced tea (yep, it’s National Iced Tea Month). If your sweet tooth is calling... Read Full Story

Can you believe it’s nearly May already? Winter never really happened this year, and Spring has just flown by. While for most people the summer “season” doesn’t begin until Memorial Day (from 1868-1970 Memorial Day was celebrated on May 30; since 1971 Congress has decreed it be observed on the last Monday in May), for my family the first Saturday in May has always been special – it’s Kentucky Derby Day. While I have never made the pilgrimage to Churchill Downs, my family has long joined in... Read Full Story