Category Archives: Seasoned

seasoned . . . cafe habana malibu

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We might be shoveling snow here on the east coast, but mentally, we are sunning-it-up–Malibu-style–at Cafe Habana.     Fashioned in the spirit of the original Habana Cafes in Brooklyn and Manhattan, this cafe (owned by impresario Rande Gerber) is just off the beach at the New Malibu Lumber yard.  Cafe Habana Malibu’s ambient, warm [...]

seasoned . . . blackberry farm’s joseph lenn

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beall + thomas photography Name: Joseph Lenn Location: Walland, TN Name of Restaurant: The Barn Restaurant at Blackberry Farm         When did you become interested in cooking/becoming a chef? While working at Butler & Bailey Market in the meat department in Knoxville. They carry quality meats and many things that I had never tried. I [...]

seasoned . . . james briscione

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Name: James Briscione   Location: New York, NY   Claims to Fame: Author of Just Married and Cooking & Faculty at The Institute of Culinary Education     When did you become interested in cooking/becoming a chef?   My first job, at 16, was as a dishwasher in my hometown of Pensacola, Florida. I quickly [...]