THE architect about town David Rockwell, designer of Nobu, the Monkey Bar and other culinary haunts favored by the slinky set, is just back from a private luncheon aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 honoring his celebrity-chef buddies who convened at ground zero to turn out comfort food for rescue workers in the grim days after Sept. 11.
He is one of the writers on HBO's "Treme" and a frequent contributor to Lucky Peach, the magazine published by McSweeney's and David Chang, a fellow chef and running buddy.
The most common is to stick the onion in the freezer for a bit before cutting, but my buddy the chef says that's not as effective as people would like to believe.
A word abut desserts... Partner Sherry Yard was in the kitchen, bringing her 'berries' from today's farmer's market to the pastry chefs to use in fruit desserts, and my buddy, Pastry Chef Sally Camacho, has moved here from WP 24 to work her magic with some luscious desserts.
Look keen during Catriona Knox Thinks She's Hard Enough and you could find yourself onstage being a sous chef, Prince George's finger painting buddy, and a TED talker's sidekick.
With Hurricane Irene approaching the East Coast, Obama played with regular golf buddies Eric Whitaker, Marvin Nicholson and White House chef Sam Kass, who lost a ball on the sixth hole.
After graduating, Mr. Sherman went to New York and became the assistant sommelier at Gramercy Tavern with Tom Colicchio, the chef and owner and his fishing buddy.
Colin lives with his buddy Nicolas (Omar Sy), a chef, in a converted rail carriage suspended between two buildings, where he works on inventions such as his Pianocktail, a piano that creates cocktails.
The back cover portrayed George Washington and his enslaved chef, Hercules, arm-in-arm, like best buddies.
Short on cash, he and his partners (including his younger brother, Jacky, who is also the sous-chef; a childhood skating buddy, Roy Zapanta; and Mr. Zapanta's cousin Shea Hsu) opened Bunker in January.
