Given the often overlapping roles of professionals working together in the kitchen, it can be difficult to articulate the exact difference between chefs and cooks. However, even though the catchall ...

This is part one of my interview with Marco Ramirez, executive chef of The Palm. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. Marco Ramirez, a self-described “child of a poor farmer ...

Behind the polished dining room and the neatly plated dishes, restaurants run on countless tiny details most guests never see. Chefs who notice everything say there are subtle clues about the kitchen, ...