Eggplant Parmesan

Eggplant Parmesan

big Chef Bill Fuller, November 2019 I can’t say that I’ve ever been a fan of the classic Italian-American dish that is Eggplant Parmesan. Traditionally, slices of eggplant are breaded in varying ways, sometimes with a traditional breading of flour, egg and...
Class of ’19 emerges

Class of ’19 emerges

big Chef Bill Fuller, June 2019 “Do you remember the last time the cicadas came, Zoe?” I asked my daughter. I have a memory of the sidewalk littered with crushed cicadas and my little girl trying not to step on them as she is learning to walk. I am not entirely...
Open, says me

Open, says me

big Chef Bill Fuller, January 2019 So here we are, on the Other Side of opening Alta Via. For about four months the restaurant sucked us in with that insatiable New Restaurant Appetite. In the beginning, everyone was working on it alongside our regular jobs. Ben Sloan...
Food trends for 2019

Food trends for 2019

Every year, the food industry and media come out with lists of things that will be the trends in the upcoming year. Sometimes the writers are correct—kale has been a “thing” for a few years now—while sometimes they miss the boat. Here are some things I have seen and how I feel about them.