Tag Archives: Sean Brock

North and South – A Visit to the Carolinas and Beyond – Part I

Posted on August 17, 2015 by docsconz

The Carolinas and The South as a whole are hot and I am not just referring to the weather in August. The food scene has been hopping for some time with a resurgence of interest in traditional ingredients, techniques and […]


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The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party 2014 – Some Personal Highlights

Posted on June 8, 2014 by docsconz

I look forward to attending the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party in NYC’s Madison Square Park on Madison Avenue every year and have attended all but one (missed it because of a conflict with my son’s college graduation) over the […]


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Husk – A Look Behind The Scenes

Posted on April 15, 2014 by docsconz

After a fabulous meal at Husk this past October, I and my friend, Chef Jeremiah Bullfrog, who had been dining there that evening with his family, had the pleasure of a behind the scenes tour of the restaurant with Husk […]


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Husk – A New Taste of the Old South

Posted on April 14, 2014 by docsconz

The last time I had been in Charleston, Husk was a gleam in Sean Brock’s eye. He knew where and what it was going to be and when he spoke about it it was with great excitement. Chef Brock made […]


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The Docsconz Five Most Memorable Food Related Non Dining Moments of 2013 – No. 5

Posted on January 6, 2014 by docsconz

 
Cook It Raw – From a panel discussion at the NY Public Library featuring David Chang, Massimo Bottura, Daniel Patterson, Alessandro Porcelli and Lisa Abend to a cab ride with Patterson, Porcelli and Bottura to Ma Peche to the very […]


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Choice Chews in Charleston With Cook It Raw

Posted on November 5, 2013 by docsconz

Two thirty on  a Friday morning is a helluva time to get up for the day, especially when bedtime wasn’t until 11:30 and I awoke to the telephone at 12:30.
I felt like I was on call at the hospital, but […]


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StarChefs ICC 2012: Sean Brock, Linton Hopkins: Sons of the South and The Carolina Rice Kitchen

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Lawrence Sconzo

In a presentation titled “Sons of the South,” Sean Brock and Linton Hopkins put on a great show for the 7th Annual Starchefs ICC. On Day 1, they united to present their take on the Southern Culinary Revival that is […]


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StarChefs ICC 2012 – Day Two Overview

Posted on October 10, 2012 by docsconz

The second day of the ICC tends to be the busiest. Presenters, attendees and sponsors have settled in and the Congress is in full swing. This year’s ICC was no exception. It began at 9AM and finished with the ever […]


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StarChefs ICC 2012 – Day 1 Overview

Posted on October 3, 2012 by docsconz

It has become impossible for me to cover the StarChefs ICC by myself. The event has grown and has an awful lot going on. Even with the return of Sarah Gardener, my son L.J. Sconzo and the addition of my […]


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Wet and Wild – Meatopia 2012

Posted on September 10, 2012 by docsconz

The clouds strode up menacingly over the Manhattan skyline. I had just arrived with my son and my brother a half hour after the main doors opened. I drove down from Saratoga with my son after having attended the Saratoga […]


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