Stuart Stein

Contributing Writer
Chef Stuart Stein - Tony Secker - Loriant.com
Chef Stuart Stein - Tony Secker - Loriant.com

Stuart Stein

When it comes to regional, market-driven cooking, many chefs talk the talk, but few walk the walk quite as ardently as Stuart Stein. Showcasing sustainable artisans across the U.S. has become a mission for this chef, author, culinary instructor and restaurateur.

Chef Stein's first cookbook, The Sustainable Kitchen - Passionate Cooking Inspired by Farms, Forests and Oceans, brings home the thrill of tasting fine cuisine made from the best seasonal ingredients grown locally. Designed for people who want to make food choices that promote the economic, environmental and social health of their communities, this book gives seasonal cuisine new flair using recipes adapted for exciting home cooking. A talented chef shares his passion for the culinary arts and his regional focus that inspires home cooks everywhere to connect with local farmers and purveyors to obtain the freshest produce available. These connections encourage regional food supplies and a strong local economy, maintain community, foster earth stewardship, and protect the future of family farms.

Chef Stein has written for Green Option Media and Eat.Drink.Better., and has written a weekly on-line column for Restaurants & Institution’s magazine. He has articles published in Fine Cooking and Edible Portland magazine. He is one of the founders of Slow Food Rogue Valley and he and his restaurants have been featured in NW Palate magazine, Gourmet magazine, the Oregonian newspaper, Food and Wine magazine, Diversions magazine, Fine Living Television, Culinary Trends magazine and on the nationally syndicated cooking series “New American Cuisine.”

Stuart is a private pilot and currently flys in the Pacific Northwest.

Latest Articles

Grüner, One of GQ's Best New Restaurant of 2010 -- Not Quite
Grüner made GQ's list of 10 Best New Restaurants in America for 2010. This is a great honor but as history has proven, not always a blueprint for success.
Mar 20, 2011 - Stuart Stein
Corn Bread - One Savory, One Sweet
It's difficulty to remain neutral about corn bread. Savory versus sweet. Plain versus studded with corn kernels. The debate goes on.
Mar 16, 2011 - Stuart Stein
Flame On - The Act of Flambé
What exactly happens to taste, flavor, color, texture and consistency when you flambé foods?
Mar 1, 2011 - Stuart Stein
National Clam Chowder Day
February 25th is National Clam Chowder Day in the United States. Not an official federally recognized holiday, but still well worth celebrating.
Feb 17, 2011 - Stuart Stein
Pacific Halibut a la Nage
One chef's trick that you can easily accomplish at home is a traditional French technique for poaching - a la nage.
Feb 2, 2011 - Stuart Stein
Seared Beef Tenderloin with Pomegranate-Walnut Sauce
Domestic grass-fed beef and an extremely flavorful sweet-tart Middle East sauce makes for an amazing warming winter combination.
Jan 25, 2011 - Stuart Stein
Crab-Ricotta Ravioli
Cooking a dinner doesn't always mean looking for the fastest and easiest way to get a decent meal on the table.
Jan 21, 2011 - Stuart Stein
Crab Species - How to Choose What's For Dinner
The goal should be to eat the crab species that are found closest to where you live so they have the greatest chance of being "just caught."
Jan 16, 2011 - Stuart Stein
Rosemary, Orange and Fennel Crusted Farm-Raised Trout
There are numerous trout farms throughout the US but not all follow sustainable seafood practices.
Jan 13, 2011 - Stuart Stein
Grilled Pork Loin with Cabbage, Barley and Caramelized Pears
The usual suspects done in a slightly unusual and healthy way.
Jan 8, 2011 - Stuart Stein