Peter Michael

The Bold And The Beautiful

Say what you will about Fabio Viviani—celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, and pin-up dreamboat for an incredible number of middle-aged amateur cooks—the man has no interest in being “dull.” Ever since he chopped his way onto season five of Bravo’s Top Chef in 2008—rockin’ that rakish grin, his accent as potent as a bottle of

Gateway To Another World

I have become what some might refer to as an “inquisitive diner,” which is a polite way of saying I often fire questions at poor unsuspecting servers with an intensity usually reserved for police interrogation rooms and presidential news conferences. Fortunately, seasoned severs know that food-prep questions are generally coded compliments—an interested diner’s way of

Tuned In

If I had a dollar for every time a restaurant manager told me they wanted to recreate a city dining experience in the suburbs, I’d have enough money to open my own restaurant. Some things are a given these days—fed into an endless loop like some restaurant version of Groundhog Day. Chefs will inevitably talk

A True Romance

There was a time, not too long ago, when I would’ve recoiled in horror at the sight of any menu that included the phrase “cauliflower polenta.” Where I’m from, such kitchen transgressions have the potential to invoke ghostly hallucinations, chief among them visions of my dearly departed Italian grandmother decreeing to me in no uncertain

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