On June 7th, I gave a speech at a fundraiser for the Rhode Island Community Kitchen sponsored by the Jacques Pépin Foundation and it was so much fun to see old buddies, a cast of thousands (of chefs). Here are my memories of the event:

At left, I am with Jacques and his daughter Claudine.

Here I am hanging out with two of my favorite chefs at the Savor event, Jacques and Rick Moonen.

Catching up with chef extraordinaire,

Rick Bayless.

I taped a segment with Ming Tsai for his show “Simply Ming,” and wow, that man has more energy than a room full of 5 year olds after eating birthday cake!