Restaurant Cooking

[Rachel Perlow]

How often do you actually cook at your restaurants these days? Considering your busy schedule, other businesses and cooking shows, I assume not often. If so, are you mostly now an Executive Chef, planning menus, etc., or do you leave that up to others too?

Bonus Question: Could you share the technique for making Fricos? I saw you do it on TV years ago, but I'd appreciate a refresher.

Thank you so much for your participation in this eGullet Q&A.

[Lidia Bastianich]

I actually have Executive Chefs at all of the restaurants who plan the menus, but we are always meeting, discussing and tasting new dishes. I love being a mentor to young people, and I'm so luck to have such talented ones working for me.