A Chef's Perspective

Did we lose someone?

The kitchen life has improved heavily in the last decades. But even life improvements come at a cost.

Oct 7 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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September 2026

We have been reading Kitchen Confidential the wrong way.

Including the people now condemning it.

Sep 23 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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Fine Dining is not dead. Our hopes for it are.

We had a decade when ambition and affordability went hand in hand in the world's best kitchens. That decade is gone.

Sep 14 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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How to lose what made you creative

What relæ taught me about restrictions and success

Sep 4 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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July 2026

Wanna work with me?

After selling my restaurants, I never believed this would happen; I am too busy. AND I am hiring.

Jul 9 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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June 2026

A Preferred Indifferent

What getting a Michelin Star taught me about wanting something without knowing how much I wanted it.

Jun 1 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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May 2026

Standing Orders

On clogs, standing and why nobody sits in a kitchen.

May 21 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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Envy, Packaged in Admiration

I visited Kvitnes Gard and I was reminded of dreams, visions and failures of my own.

May 4 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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April 2026

Am I still a progressive?

Or did the movement move on without me?

Apr 24 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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“Want to get out of retirement..?”

Cooking at Esse for the Blackout Dinner

Apr 16 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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March 2026

The Brigade

A system of order in a world of chaos

Mar 18 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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Now what?

The accounts of physical violence at Noma in the NYT article are both shocking and appalling.

Mar 11 • Christian F. B. Puglisi

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