Impeccable taste distinguishes Chef Frankie Celenza when he steps into his SoHo kitchen, and when he dips into the literary canon. Here Frankie blends his gustatory and dramatic sensibilities, peppering lines from Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband throughout a step-by-step preparation of the ideal breakfast: a savory egg-dumpling bedded on hen-of-the-wood mushrooms steamed in dashi broth. A drop of balsamic. A pinch of chive. A dash of the great playwright’s pith, which packs more bite than the tartest yuzu powder.
One such zinger, “Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast,” affronted Frankie so deeply that he vowed to quiet Mrs. Cheveley, who delivers the barb in Wilde’s play. Frankie counters Chevely’s chilly cynicism with a warm entree sure to pique your appetite for a Victorian comedy, and for more of his inspired dishes. New Yorkers can watch Frankie Cooks every Wednesday night at 9:25 PM, on NYC LIFE (channel 25). He’s always manning the stove on Frankiecooks.com.
Whoa guys! Congrats on the launch, I’m looking forward to more collaborations.
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Love when you change to muted darker color when you quote Oscar.
You can cook breakfast for me any time!
I would have let you make me breakfast had I known it would be like that!
I’ve had the opportity to enjoy some of Frankie’s cooking firsthand and it was some of the best food that I’ve ever had.
Frankie –
You are the best and have the best taste in food, music, life! Consider me a major fan.
Many of us believe that Frankie is one of the few living saints among us. And remember that HE was the one who developed ‘free range bechamel sauce”…long before Paula Dean made her uber-healthy batter-dipped fried cheese. Q.E.D.
That looks amazing! Next time I’m in…
At first glance it looks like a hipsterish out of touch mainstream cooking show ( you know some single white male cooking for his beautiful friends ), but then you see Frankie’s passion and your drawn in so a smart fun take on food. Great show hope you all the best man p.s. sell the prius lol.