The Curious Blogquat

My book is out and it's absolutely stunning!

When I was planning on opening the Curious Kumquat I told an experienced local chef that I was planning on serving foraged and locally grown...

When I gather cactus I never use gloves for two very specific reasons. A bare hand will teach you to take only those parts that are ready fo...

Bear with me as I share 7 years of history. Actually 100+ years of history. My restaurant is housed in a building built in 1876. We call i...

If you read my story about Chipmunk a couple of weeks ago...there have been developments. He reached out one night and I invited him into th...

Last night I served a couple who regularly forages for a highly starred Chicago restaurant. They told me the story (because they were buzzed...

Occasionally restaurants have a homeless guy living around their dumpster that the staff take in and share food and clothes with. I think it...