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Chef Profile - Shea Gallante of Cru in New York City

July 25, 2005

Chef Shea Gallante is the Willy Wonka of modern Italian cooking. In his kitchen-cum-laboratory at Cru, in New York City, you'll find an immersion circulator, centrifuge, thermo-circulator, Hold-o-Mat, and Paco Jet—tools Gallante uses to create unique offerings like foie gras with spring onion ice cream or white-polenta-and-olive-oil soup. But don't assume his food is more about experimentation than taste. This young chef's real talent is his ability to make even the wildest-sounding flavor combination seem like the most natural pairing in the world.

Read Shea Gallante Chef Profile & Recipes via Epicurious.com

By Robert | July 25, 2005 in Chef News | Permalink

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