Author: Pete Dulin

  • Louisiana Crawfish Salad, Chef Julio Juarez, Starkers Restaurant

    Chef Julio Juarez from Starker’s Restaurant shares a recipe for this Louisiana Crawfish Salad on the KC Originals’ website.

  • Kansas City Originals

    Between July 2011 and December 2012, I photographed 19 chefs and restaurant owners and wrote profiles about them for KC Originals. During that period, I also photographed numerous dishes with accompanying recipes for the web site. The brief profiles explore the subject’s culinary background, training, influences, and philosophy. The purpose is to inform diners about…

  • Snow & Company Frozen Cocktails

    I shot a series of photographs this afternoon at Snow & Company, which serves frozen cocktails using premium ingredients, for a KC Magazine assignment. The story, due out in August, is about cool sweet treats from local establishments. It is definitely a fun assignment. These shots are outtakes from my visit. Camry Ivory and her friend…

  • EBT Restaurant

    Recently, EBT Restaurant General Manager Adam Horner invited local writers and foodies to sample dishes from the menu updated by Chef Tate Roberts. Renovated in 2006, the restaurant’s decor and atmosphere reflect its rich history and contemporary touches that offer a classy setting for drinks and dining.  Here’s a description from the restaurant’s website: Much…

  • Red Mesa Grill

    Recently, Pam Taylor and I traveled to Chicago and Boyne City/Traverse City in northern Michigan for a week’s vacation with the kids. We ate a few places that were easy to find if you’re in the area and were not touristy at all. A standout discovery was Red Mesa Grill with locations in Boyne City…

  • Raquel Pelzel, Cookbook Author and Former Senior Food Editor for Tasting Table

    Raquel Pelzel is an award-winning food writer and has written and collaborated on more than a dozen cookbooks. Her work has appeared in Saveur, The Wall Street Journal, Cook’s Illustrated, Fine Cooking, and many others. At the time of the inteview, she was senior food editor for Tasting Table. She writes the blog raqinthekitchen.com. Sofia…

  • Springtime Cooking Class for KC Home and Gardens Magazine

    Nebraska Furniture Mart roped off its Kitchen Design Studio for Kansas City Home and Garden magazine’s March Cooking School, featuring Cowtown Cheesecake owner Chef Terry Mille and Last Bite cookbook author Pete Dulin. We prepared a light, fresh four-course menu for the season — using lots of ingredients from local vendors — with recipes for…

  • Ventana Gourmet Grill

    April/May 2012, Home in the Northland Magazine Story By: Pete Dulin Photography By: Brad Austin A row of local shops line each side of the main strip in old downtown Excelsior Springs. Guests tour the Hall of Waters and Cultural Museum. Afterward, they pop into stores selling antiques, curios, spa services, and arts and crafts.…

  • Judith Fertig and Karen Adler, authors of The Gardener and the Grill

    Judith Fertig and Karen Adler, authors of The Gardener and the Grill

    Self-titled BBQ Queens and prolific cookbook authors Judith Fertig and Karen Adler will release The Gardener and the Grill for publication (Running Press) in late April 2012. In this interview, they discuss their latest cookbook and share recipes such as Grilled Peach Halves with Lemon Balm Gremolata. The Gardener and the Grill is a grilling…

  • Cooking, Eating, Philosophizing About Food

    Cooking, Eating, Philosophizing About Food

    Lately, I’ve been reading Ferran: The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food written by Colman Andrews (Gotham Books, 2010). The book is an informative (and over-the-top, at times) read for those interested in cuisine and one of the industry’s notable names. The book fixates on El Bulli restaurant owner and…