Potato Crusted Hake, Celeriac, Onion Soubise, and Smoked Chowder Broth

By: Nicholas Leiss
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When you think of warm and comfy dishes, you might think of New England chowder. This recipe is a play on New England clam chowder in entrée form. In a way, it’s also a play on fish and chips, but you’re swapping out the chips for a potato crust. This dish’s objective is to highlight…

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Caponata Salad with Castelvetrano Olives, Crispy Capers, Pine Nuts & Agro Dolce Raisins

By: Nicholas Leiss
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Being Sicilian, I naturally love the flavors of a traditional sweet and sour eggplant stew combined with tomatoes, onion, capers, olives, pine nuts and raisins. In this recipe, I wanted to take that idea, spruce it up a bit, refresh its appearance…and quite frankly, spend less time cooking. This dish is a quintessential combination of…

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