People have told me that the mere mention of my name or seeing my face conjures up images of food… and while I believe they mean it as a...

Happy New Year! January, the time of year when everyone seems to be talking about resolutions, and new beginnings. I’ve never been one...

I recently had the honor of being awarded “Best Personal Chef” by North Shore Magazine. As I begin to recover from the litany of award...

This past week my husband Bob and our oldest son Alex drove to Vermont to look at colleges and universities. Their short trip sent me...

After two decades of cooking professionally, I am going to go out on a limb and say that I know my way around a kitchen. A graduate of...

You meet the most extraordinary people working in the restaurant industry. There's a whole lot that goes on behind that swinging kitchen...

The first thing my mother taught me to make was the Toll House recipe for chocolate chip cookies. She handled the oven, but the rest was...

Most of you are familiar with my lifelong love affair with potato chips. There is not much in this world that can top my affinity for...

Whether we like it or not, February has been forever labeled the month of love. We’re quick to shower our significant others with gifts...

People often say that I look just like my dad, although my height definitely comes from my mother. Other people say that I get my silly...

It's January! I’ve never been particularly excited about this month in the past, but this year, it just seems different. It feels like a...

I't 6:30 p.m. and I'm still in my pajamas. I'm sitting on the big sofa in my office under a blanket with the dog snoring peacefully next...

Johnny is an old school bartender that I have had the pleasure of working with. Great at his job, he has amassed a great many regular...

Table Manners is the creative love child of Christopher DeStefano, a seasoned hospitality professional, trained chef, food stylist,...

In anticipation of Thanksgiving, I went to visit my dear friend Katrina to talk about wines for Thanksgiving. Take a look!

In some ways, creating this pop up site feels like a reunion. I haven't connected with most of you since I closed the doors of...