STANDING IN FRONT OF THE FRIDGE WITH THE DOOR OPEN
You meet the most extraordinary people working in the restaurant industry. There's a whole lot that goes on behind that swinging kitchen...
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Christopher DeStefano
- Apr 10
- 2 min
WORD TO YOUR MOTHER
The first thing my mother taught me to make was the Toll House recipe for chocolate chip cookies. She handled the oven, but the rest was...
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Christopher DeStefano
- Mar 7
- 3 min
"SALVATORE"
Most of you are familiar with my lifelong love affair with potato chips. There is not much in this world that can top my affinity for...
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Christopher DeStefano
- Jan 28
- 2 min
GAL PALS UNITE
Whether we like it or not, February has been forever labeled the month of love. We’re quick to shower our significant others with gifts...
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Christopher DeStefano
- Jan 9
- 2 min
SALTY CRUNCHY
People often say that I look just like my dad, although my height definitely comes from my mother. Other people say that I get my silly...
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Christopher DeStefano
- Jan 4
- 2 min
GETTING HYGGE WITH IT
It's January! I’ve never been particularly excited about this month in the past, but this year, it just seems different. It feels like a...
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Christopher DeStefano
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
AFTERGLOW
I't 6:30 p.m. and I'm still in my pajamas. I'm sitting on the big sofa in my office under a blanket with the dog snoring peacefully next...
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Christopher DeStefano
- Dec 3, 2020
- 3 min
"FRED & JOHNNY"
Johnny is an old school bartender that I have had the pleasure of working with. Great at his job, he has amassed a great many regular...
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Christopher DeStefano
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
"HE'S AT IT AGAIN"
Table Manners is the creative love child of Christopher DeStefano, a seasoned hospitality professional, trained chef, food stylist,...
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Christopher DeStefano
- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
WINES FOR THANKSGIVING
In anticipation of Thanksgiving, I went to visit my dear friend Katrina to talk about wines for Thanksgiving. Take a look!
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Christopher DeStefano
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
"REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD"
In some ways, creating this pop up site feels like a reunion. I haven't connected with most of you since I closed the doors of...
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