Behind-The-Scenes At Toro NYC

People always ask me who or what I'm shooting for when I'm with my camera in their kitchen. I simply tell them, it's for me. Annnnnndddd then I go onto explain how I'm more interested in the behind-the-scenes stuff/the process of cooking a dish/the things rarely people see or care to think about. I also love to just hang out in the kitchen. The orderly chaos during service time. Recently I got the chance to visit Toro NYC in Chelsea and spent couple hours in the kitchen before service on a Sunday night. Thanks to Chef Jamie Bissonnette and his crew for letting me snap some photos.

Also, you should check out the foie gras farm trip I took with Chef Bissonnette and Chef Ken Oringer.

La Belle Farm Trip With Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette

Last week I was lucky enough to be invited by Baltz & Company to a duck farm trip with Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnete, owners and chefs of Toro NYC, Toro Boston, and Coppa. Along with other media people, we met up at Toro and took a shuttle up to La Belle Farm in Sullivan County.

La Belle Farm is one of the only three foie gras producers in the country. Everyone on the farm was super nice and gave us a personal tour of the farm. They took the time to answer all our questions, even the tough questions surrounding the controversy over foie gras.

After we were done with the tour, we were all treated to a fantastic meal cooked by Ken and Jamie.