THE CHEF & SOMM BLOG

FOOD. WINE. DESIGN.

FOOD DEBATES ARE RARELY JUST ABOUT FOOD:

Food is often weaponized to spread agendas of nationalism and tradition. How can we move forward as a society and how did we get here?

Perspectives About Society from its Outcasts: How to Do Better in 2022

I'm a chef, so, naturally, food is my art medium and my livelihood. Additionally, I'm a Jewish, non-binary human and my life runs in...

Free Our Minds & The Rest Will Follow…

the fact remains that it’s hard to see diversity when you’ve never been othered! Food, language, dining & the link to trans rights, race…

Creating a Design Plan: Planning to Revamp a Room

How to build a stellar plan - mindset to finish - for taking a space and re-creating it to your liking!

Tradition, Reflection & Transformation

Food service (and quite frankly service as a whole) is docked in classism. What's needed and what's not?

The Importance of Mindset when Designing Your Spaces

Show of hands, everyone: Who enjoys personally designing or re-arranging their home decor? And who when mentioning the words ‘personally'...