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Home | Jack V. | Page 2

Jack V.

Food has always been a central part of Jack’s life, back to the days of standing on a stool in the kitchen so he could keep an eye on his toaster waffles. When he wasn’t learning from his mother and his grandmothers, he was watching Food Network and reading back issues of Gourmet and Saveur. A classically trained cellist, Jack started working in kitchen stores during grad school for fun and loved getting to try out all the new cooking products and running cooking demonstrations. After six years and three different companies, and with virtually nothing left to use his associate discount on, he returned to Los Angeles for sunny weather and a change of pace.

He loves cooking for his friends, especially on Waffle Sunday. He’s teased mercilessly by his family for his cookbook and cookware collections and there are rumors of a potential intervention for his eighteen pieces of Staub cast-iron, which he vehemently argues is still not enough. He is very firmly Team Pie (sorry, not sorry, cake) and loves exploring hole-in-the-wall restaurants and markets across the LA region. He can be found on Instagram.

Jack Van Amburg
Mocha walnut torte on a white plate with 2 pieces sliced and 1 piece missing.

Dorie Greenspan’s Mocha Walnut Torte

3 hrs

French onion brisket in an oval enamel casserole dish on a white background.

French Onion Brisket

1 d

Cranberry upside-down cake with a large piece missing, on a white plate with a serving knife beside it.

Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

1 hr 40 mins

Sheet pan chicken with rosemary and grapes on a large metal pan with a fork, on a linen napkin.

Sheet Pan Chicken with Rosemary and Grapes

1 hr

A large metal plate with a circle of tahdig, with a spoon and a serving missing.

Tahdig

2 hrs

A white platter filled with slices of tofu covered in a dark sauce, sesame seeds, and chives, beside a plate of dumplings, a spoon filled with sesame seeds, and a pair of chopsticks.

Char Siu Tofu

40 mins

A close up of two serving spoons in a bowl of corn, lima beans, chopped peppers, red onion and cherry tomatoes, dressed with parsley, mint, and dressing.

Succotash Salad

1 hr 30 mins

A sheet pan covered with parchment paper, filled with layers of sliced zucchini, tomatoes, shredded mozzarella, piles of ricotta and marinara sauce.

Sheet Pan Zucchini Pizza Bake

45 mins

A cedar plank with a knife and fork, and two layered eggplant parmesans, with three metal bowls in the background.

Cedar-Plank Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

1 hr

A bowl of bright green cilantro chutney on a blood wooden table with a flower napkin, cilantro leaves, half a lime, and a knife.

Cilantro Peanut Chutney

20 mins

Four small jars of blueberry jam, one is half gone with a spoon in it.

Small Batch Blueberry Jam

45 mins

Several bakery style chocolate chip cookies cooling on a rack.

Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 d 45 mins

Four of Ina Garten's waffle iron hash browns in a waffle iron with the lid open.

Ina Garten’s Waffle Iron Hash Browns

45 mins

A person using metal chopsticks to scoop up spaghetti al limone amalfitano from a bowl.

Spaghetti al Limone Amalfitano

30 mins

Pieces of fruit crostata with crumb topping, each filled with different fruit, lined up next to each other on a marble surface.

Fruit Crostata with Crumb Topping

2 hrs 30 mins

A person holding a skillet with jazmaz, or Syrian shakshuka - eggs cooked in a tomato and chile sauce.

Jazmaz ~ Syrian Shakshuka

35 mins

The components for moutabal -- eggplant, tahini, and yogurt -- being mixed in a bowl with a fork with a charred eggplant on the side.

Moutabal ~ Roasted Eggplant, Yogurt, and Tahini Dip

1 hr

A glass bowl filled with dumpling dipping sauce with pieces of scallion and cilantro floating in it and scattered around the jar.

Dumpling Dipping Sauce

45 mins

A skillet filled with leftover meatloaf pasta sauce, with a pile of pasta on the side.

Leftover Meatloaf Pasta Sauce

45 mins

A cooked meatloaf with spinach with four slices cut from it.

Meatloaf with Spinach

1 hr 30 mins

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