By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist “Chef” can be a relative title. Occasionally, chef positions are merely the most experienced cook in the kitchen, one who...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist We associate things like fireworks, hot dogs and apple pie as being “American.” And while they are indeed rooted here,...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist There are books and poems that tell us we learned everything we need to know in kindergarten. I’m not sure...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist I have written abundantly about chefs. I write about our dispositions, our philosophies, our challenges and hardships, our triumphs and...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist Much like the character Radar from the hit show M*A*S*H could hear choppers long before anyone else, a seasoned cook...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist Much like Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and a film like “Sharknado” are on opposite ends of the filmmaking spectrum, it would...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist We chefs sometimes have our heads down and tend to work, work, work for years, if not decades. Then one...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist I love Gordon Ramsay. But not for the reasons you may think. Sure, he’s a famous reality TV cooking show...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist We are living in an amazing time. The availability of quality, unadulterated and sustainable ingredients for both chefs and the...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist Life is full of chance encounters and we often find friendships, mentorships even, in the most unlikely times and places....