A Boy in the Kitchen

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Where It All Began
After moving to New York, I have been reunited with my cookery books. It reminded me of how I was first drawn to cookery as a child. Watching my mother…
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Listening to the Voices
Ten years ago, closing the restaurant almost broke me. So I went to walk in the mountains. It is my meditation. Somewhere that nothing is asked from me…
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On the Ropes
The quiet reliance on those who matter, the courage to face the unknown, and the understanding that friendship, trust, and loyalty are the true measures…
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Observation #6 Tell Me What You Eat
New Yorkers seem to cry out the mantra “can’t cook, won’t cook” with pride.
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Observation #5 Why Pride Matters
On every sidewalk, in every restaurant, gallery, bar, café and business in this city there is someone profoundly, singularly, projecting and defining…
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Observation #4 Looking at Babel
Living here is a Faustian contract. Life in the great cities of civilization must have always been so. But as much as there is poverty and hardship…
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Observation #3 Sounds Familiar
Something I thought I would miss is recognising the sounds of birds. Since I was a boy growing up in the Scottish countryside, birdsong has followed me.
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A Boy in the Kitchen
A Boy in the Kitchen
'A Boy in the Kitchen' is where my stories, my reflections on life, and the beginnings of my memoir come together.

A Boy in the Kitchen

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