Sunday's at Chef Fran's

Well I have to admit, Sunday's are the rage at Chef Fran's at Buckingham 36 Audrey Avenue. Oyster Bay. First let me walk you through the experience. You come in the door and expect the same old Buckingham's, not that there's anything wrong with a place that you can get wooden clothespins and old fashioned candy in the same place...but then you see spanking new Chef Fran's Kitchenware shop within a shop. Chef Fran has been seriously professionally cooking on long Island for 30 years (I don't look a day over 35 so how is that possible) as Fran Zaslow Caterers (still doing business ) Fran (that's me) was the Head Chef at TransAmerica Interway, Sands Point Bath and Racket Club, Fred S. James, Co. and of course her own catering business for all those years. So Fran knows cooking equipment and here is a place I get to show people how to use all the gadgets and gizmos. My new fav is the Microwave potato chipper that comes with its own slicer (mandolin) and a special try for microwave baking 4mm thin slices of potatoes. A must have. Nespresso is demoed daily and I've mastered the Australian and New Zealand specialty "Flat White". Really! So shop early and shop often, bring the girls, bring mom, bring the husbands for a shot of Espresso and Sambucca (can I say this in a blog). See you guys soon