Taking the bacon out of the egg wash, he submerged it into a bowl of Cheetos, the kid-friendly curve ball we threw him 24 hours before preparation. Rosenberg took the dehydrated cheese snack and crushed it up to turn it…

Shred or die.” That’s the saying Kyle Mendenhall, executive chef for the collection of The Kitchen Community restaurants, engraved on a silver tasting spoon—an heirloom from his grandmother. I feel pretty confident giving an ingredient challenge to any chef with…