Leslie Bartosh, CEC, AAC, FMP

  Riverence Steel head trout, grains and broccoli.     The trout was sauteed and steamed with lemon.     Simple.   Fast.   Delightful! #LifeLongLearning #LifeLongTeaching #FamilyFood #Riverence #SteelHeadTrout  As always your questions or comments are welcome. Until next time, Bon Appetit Y'all! Leslie Bartosh  

  “Summer time and living is easy”, or so the song goes. Summer time, for me, is prime time to cook out, on the patio. This dish of grilled, Riverence Steel Head Trout on Gazpacho fit the “summer time and the living is easy” bill nicely! The chilled soup was made early. The garnish kept on the side. When the fish was quickly grilled, it was slipped into a cool-ish puddle of gazpacho and topped with the garnish.  Perfect dish for a hot summer eve! Thank you, Riverence for the great fish to work with. Thank you, Diversified Ceramics Corporation for the great bowl to use with this dish. #LifeLongLearning #LifeLongTeaching #FamilyFood  As always your questions or comments are welcome. Until next time, Bon Appetit Y'all! Leslie Bartosh  

  The year ending photo was not an easy one for me to pick.   I felt there were many nice dishes/photographs from the last part of this year. I chose this photo of steel head trout on a bed of orzo with a puttanesca style sauce to end the year.   I liked the quality and lighting of the photo.   I recently had a Chef make some constructive criticisms regarding my photos and how they were composed.   This photo is one of the more recent photos to utilize some of the techniques that were suggested.  I think the food looked very nice against the plate. From a food perspective; the fish was nicely seasoned and saut é ed.   It was not overdone and draped nicely on the bed of orzo.   The puttanesca style sauce is nice to look at with the various textures.   The brininess of the sauce was countered by the orzo and fish nicely. Overall, I like the dish and the photo.   I hope you do too.   As always, your comments are welcome. Until next time, Bon Appetit Y’all Leslie Bartosh  

  As the countdown of my year in food photos continues, I have to post one of my all-time favorites.   In the interest of full disclosure, this dish was done in December of 2019.   I like this photo for a variety of reasons: 1.   I was able to cook the fish so it was not over done but still done enough for the filet to be self-supporting; 2. The flavors and textures were outstanding; 3.   The dish is visually stunning, 4. The quality of the photo. Baked steel head trout, with Thai style salad.   This dish could easily be produced in quantity. #LifeLongLearning #LIfeLongTeaching #FamilyFood   Until next time Bon Appetit Y'all Leslie Bartosh