Check
out some excerpts from the book:
"Speaking
of birds... Back in the 1990's I became an accomplished air
rifle competitor - placing second and third in the state in
field tatrget competitions. I was a meditating targeting geek,
trained by a vietnam sniper veteran. At the time, we also
had an overpopulation of starlings on our old farm, which
took over everything. Needless to say, I put my talent to
work, Harvesting the pesky birds. The oppurtunity presented
itself for me to feature the tiny grilled breasts of these
birds for a dinner at the James Beard House in New York City."
"Always
look at the lack of needed ingredients as an invitation to
create something new. Roll with the punches in the kitchen.
Don't get hung up on what might not work."
"I
once new a young, aspiring chef who claimed, "if i ever
lose my hand i would have a set of tongs put on." How
colorfully that is traced in my memory."
