Green gauge plums from New Zealand
Last Wednesday a friend took me to Le Bernardin for lunch and aside from being my first visit to a 3-star Michelin restaurant, I was excited to finally meet one of the rockstars of the culinary world. Someone who has won James Beard awards and been recognized as one of the top chefs in the US. He has even been a judge on Top Chef–the real standard of your status in the culinary world! Of course I am referring to Michael Laiskonis, Le Bernadin’s executive pastry chef (no disrespect to the other executive chef at Le Bernardin, Eric–something?). (more…)