Chris Robin is a former professional chef and experienced food eater. He has worked the front of the house and the back of the house, and was instrumental in bringing foodie culture online in San Francisco via The Well, a venerable text-based community. In 1996 he created one of the very first website destinations for lovers of food and wine, featuring an early web-based BBS. This hugely popular site offered a fine bottle of wine, an interview with a star chef, or a succulent new recipe served fresh every Friday and was the recipient of numerous awards. Chris returns to his roots in his hometown Madison with "Fresh Foods."
Entries from the past two weeks
6/27/2008 9:07 am | christopher_robin
MoCo market is closing.
MoCo market on Williamson Street, an upscale and eco-friendly general store for the 00's, will be closing shortly. It's sad. They made a fine breakfast bagel with lox, red onions, tomatoes, and cream cheese, and they will be... >>>
6/19/2008 10:43 am | christopher_robin
Veggie Tacos: Community-Supported Agriculture Recipe #2
Yesterday we received our second box from Viroqua's Ridgeland Harvest community-supported agriculture (CSA) farm. Radishes, white turnips, lettuce, cilantro, and garlic were... >>>
6/18/2008 9:54 am | christopher_robin
Repetition and Inspiration, or, Be the Daft Punk of Your Kitchen
Even if you haven't written it down, as a chef you keep recipes stored away in your head, and each time you repeat the execution of that recipe you fine-tune it slightly. For example: as I refined my recipe for spinach salad over... >>>