By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Vegas is in the bag. It was a great competition, but at the end I must be content with the addition to my CV of national finalist. Many congratulations to Chef Jack who won Chef Educator of the Year. It was still quite the experience and hey, it was… Read more »
Cuisine
Dry-aged rib eyes prepared Anton-style
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Reprint from July 31, 2014 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, or mayhap it was simply the season of… Read more »
Soft pretzel topped with pimiento cheese
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I love traveling to the South. Hell, I love traveling to the North, East and West as well. I just love traveling. There is never a shortage of things to learn when one gets out of Dodge, and there is no better way to do so than under the… Read more »
Chicken, scallops with cauliflower puree
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 So, there’s a lot going on here. As I prepare to fly out to Las Vegas for a competition (a career milestone should I prove successful), I go through my notes again and again. With only two more weeks left for preparation, I suddenly realize that it is time… Read more »
Seared lamb with Alabama white sauce
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 (Reprint from July 9, 2020) Is there anything better than a hunk of fresh fish or a freshly seared steak to bring a smile to your face? I mean, unless you are a vegan, something I greatly admire, there is something so satiating about a beautiful piece of meat… Read more »
Boil includes clams, shrimp and lobster
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Reprinted from June 18, 2020 What is it about the Mid-Atlantic that is just so amazing? Well, the list is long and varied, but for starters we can be in the mountains in the morning and in the ocean in the afternoon. When I lived in Southern California, we… Read more »
Soft shell crabs served over cheesy grits
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Aristotle once said, and I quote, “Flimflam practitioners of the arts often paint pictures of scrumptious feasts, but I see nothing but gobbledygook.” This has been challenged by scholars for centuries, but it has nary been unproven. I lost a bet, and to top it off, it’s late, and… Read more »
Brownies topped with coffee ice cream
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Today was my last day at the college. To say it was bittersweet would be an understatement, to say the least. For eight years, that job was the best job I ever had. After that? Well, that just reminds me of something that a mentor shared with me decades… Read more »
Grilled rib cap with sauteed mushrooms
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I pride myself on my lovely back yard. It is an insane amount of work, and this year as I will be doing all of it, it is even more overwhelming. But, it is worth it when I get to relax in the swinging chairs. Granted, the bugs also… Read more »
Tuna sashimi and beets in ponzu sauce
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 It certainly did not feel like 95 degrees on Chincoteague, that is until around 8 o’clock when my body all but gave out. It was then that I also noticed that the rest of my crew went into survival slow-down mode. The magnificent breeze hid the fact that our… Read more »