Flavor Wizard LLC

05/24/2023

I love this soup.

Soup of the moment!

Hot & Sour Mushroom 🍄
from the one and only Flavor Wizard LLC

An Asian inspired hot and sour soup. Not overly hot, but just enough that lingers on the palate and leaves you wanting more. Nicely balanced, with flavors hitting all parts of the tongue, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, umami.

Vegan, gluten free, dairy free

Ingredients-
Oyster mushroom
Baby Bella mushroom
Button mushroom
Shiitake mushroom
Carrot
Baby bok choy
Onion
Poblano
Tamari
Sweet chili sauce
Miso
Lemongrass
Garlic
Ginger
Veg stock
Apple cider vinegar
Scallion
White miso
Pascilla pepper
Chipotle pepper

05/20/2023

This is what’s called a tease in the industry. A Taste Through History with Old Forester. Have the amazing privilege of doing some food for the event, starting with some charcuterie made here in the
MVP Sports Bar and The Regale Sycamore kitchen.

This is going to be an awesome event!

04/19/2023

Such a wonderful dinner pairing for such a wonderful cause. Got to get back in the kitchen with some wonderful friends and cook at Elgin Public House for Food For Greater Elgin. This was one for the record books. To all those that supported this event, thank you so much!!!!!

04/19/2023

A little snap shot of the box dinner that I was privileged enough to cook. So honored to be a part of this event, such a great cause, big thanks to Elgin Public House for thinking of me to be a part of this, and big thanks to everyone that ordered a Flavor Wizard box and enjoyed!!!!

03/28/2023

So much skill and talent for your enjoyment. And while I would love the honor to cook for you (get yourself the Flavor Wizard Box!), the important thing is that this is for a great cause, so do something great and order any box! And get yourself a ticket to the 5 course dinner pairing, going to be one for the ages, for the same great cause!

Pallet to Palate is a fundraising campaign for Food for Greater Elgin offering both a virtual event and an in-person wine-pairing dinner.

03/08/2023

👀 some new MVPs in town 👀

Are you ready Sycamore? Some fresh new plates coming to MVP Sports Bar

03/04/2023

Sneak peeking at the brunch at MVP Sports Bar

Kicks off Sunday 3/5 at 11, then every Saturday and Sunday at 10am. Super excited and it’s really tasty. My culinary team here is amazing! The team here overall is amazing. Come see us!

02/20/2023

🎶It’s the most, wonderful time, of the year!🎶

Fat Tuesday is tomorrow and that means I get to cook some of my favorite food!

A few wonderful ingredients, some patience, and lots of love and you get that wonderful gumbo!

Prep all your vegetables, and cook your roux from light to dark, add your vegetables and stock and the gumbo comes alive! (The voodoo chef watching over me helps 😂 )

This gumbo is for you coffee tribe OpenDoor Coffee !

Looking for a full Creole line up to celebrate Fat Tuesday? Come see us at MVP Sports Bar for a special Fat Tuesday menu!

02/15/2023

What a wonderful Valentine’s Day dinner pairing at MVP Sports Bar!

Course one - mixed melon in a crispy prosciutto cup, baby greens, balsamic reduction. Paired with Crane Lake Sauvignon Blanc

Course Two - Seared duck, parsnip white chocolate mashed, grilled marinated asparagus, Pinot noir and duck stock veloute. Paired with 19 Crimes Pinot Noir

Course Three - Blackberry flan, Frangelico whipped cream, honey roasted pistachio crumble. Paired with Josh Cabernet

01/26/2023

Off and running at MVP Sports Bar for ! Here’s a few of the plates we’re serving up!

01/25/2023

Loco Moco Empanada 🧙🏻‍♂️👀🏝❄️☕️

12/31/2022

Happy New Year Elgin Public House! This menu was a bit of a challenge to put together, and it was worth every struggle. Everything turned out better that I pictured in my mind.
Hopefully see you tonight for a New Years delicious dinner!
Prosporo ano Nuevo!!!!

12/30/2022

Having a blast prepping up this menu for getting ready for New Years Eve. No plans yet, make plans to come on out to EPH for a fantastic dinner!

08/26/2022

Making it’s glorious return! Only at OpenDoor Coffee

We’re doing a slow roll-out for our autumn menu and today we’re reintroducing one of our most popular items from last fall, Breakfast Bread Pudding! You can almost smell the candied bourbon bacon through your screen.🤤 Pick one up for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. There’s never a bad time of day for something this scrumptious. 😋🥓🍳🍞

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07/24/2022

That quiche, loaded with Gouda and bacon, fresh outta the oven. Just for you coffee tribe, come and get one at with a Pot O’Gold cold brew latte start your Monday morning just like I am, jjjjuuuusssstttt right!

06/18/2022

Grand Opening!!!! Come on out and join the party! They’ve got the coffee, we’ve got the deliciousness!

06/17/2022

Life gets so busy and hectic sometimes, it takes WAY too long for the excitement to finally hit. We’ll, it hit us today! Can you believe indoor dining cafe is having their GRAND OPENING this Saturday?!
So blessed and fortunate to be a small part of this wild ride they’re on! This is so awesome!
You know we’ll be there, and we’re feeling nostalgic.
We’ll be serving up the chicken salad sandwich that started it all for us, biscuits and gravy that we served at our first ever pop up as a business at, you guessed it, Open Door Coffee, grilled cheese sammys because they’re delicious, and an oriental inspired Cobb salad.
Can’t wait to see you Saturday to celebrate this GRAND occasion!

04/17/2022

A little sneak peak at what the amazing culinary team and I put together for a special Easter menu.

04/05/2022

As you might have heard, I’m back at Elgin Public House as a front of the house manager. And while I may be in the front, I still play in the kitchen every now and then! The culinary team there is amazing, and it’s amazing to work with them!
Without further ado, check out EPH’s Easter menu, and get your reservations in, space always fills fast!

(And fear not friends, Flavor Wizard is still at OpenDoor Coffee and occasional pop ups, especially at one of my favorite spots Whiskey Acres Distilling Co.!)

04/01/2022

What more could you possibly need?!

04/01/2022

this is not a joke! We’re not fooling around, we’re here and ready for you!
It’s a beautiful day, come get your Creole on, grab a bourbon, sit back, relax, and enjoy!!!!

03/29/2022

December 2019, I invite my friends from OpenDoor Coffee to the restaurant I’m at to enjoy a bourbon dinner pairing, filled with dreams of cooking for their little slice of heaven in Genoa, to be honest, I don’t even think they had a location yet when this picture was taken.

Fast forward to March 2022.
I sat down with them today in an almost completed shop to discuss the food menu for inside the shop, with the drive thru up and running.

Such an amazing journey thus far, and it’s really only just begun!! So grateful for these two, and so excited for the very near future for them and the shop opening, and the opportunity to cook for you coffee tribe!!!! Some deliciousness coming your way very soon!!!

03/28/2022

03/23/2022

Just what the doctor ordered for today!

Midweek breakfast or lunch calls for something hearty and filling! Our Spicy Turkey Sausage Eggwich has just the right amount of heat and the tasty protein you need to kick your dwindling energy back into high gear.

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03/19/2022

Shout out to Chef Greg from Elgin Public House and his delicious seasonings, in this case the bay seasoning, as a perfect finishing touch on the shrimp boil!!!

03/19/2022

Whiskey Acres Distilling Co. we’re here and ready for you! Come grab some deliciousness from me and some tasty bourbon libations!!!

03/19/2022

Whiskey Acres Distilling Co. We’ll see you Saturday 3/19 from 5 to 8pm!!!

The jambalaya is is going to be 🔥, the shrimp boil is rockin 🎸, prepping up the muffuletta next.

We’re taking a trip to NOLA!

03/05/2022

we’re ready for you! Come on out and see us!!!

03/05/2022

What a glorious Saturday to be at Whiskey Acres Distilling Co. !!!!

Serving up
Creole onion soup- a delightful southern spin on the classic soup with Parmesan garlic pretzel croutons
Chicken Caesar wraps
Grilled cheese

See you out there!

03/05/2022

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Quiche me I’m Irish.
Don’t go bacon my heart.
I’m never Gouda give you up!

Quiche me, I’m Irish! ☘️😊🤣

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02/28/2022

Here we go! Check out these amazing pics by Andrew Miller Photography of the new spring menu items at OpenDoor Coffee !!!! Get your brunch on!

02/28/2022

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At it again y’all! Starting March 1st at OpenDoor Coffee bacon and Gouda quiche, and blueberry yogurt with lemon curd and granola (gf, vegan)!!!!

02/23/2022

Just some new stuff at OpenDoor Coffee, you know.

More fun stuff coming soon! Keep those eyes open and taste buds ready!

02/20/2022

And here we go. with chef Greg

I missed the soup course because it was a table side service, but like Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, “I said GD”!

So privileged and honored to be sous for this. What a guy, what a meal, what a venue!

Shrimp cocktail, pickled cucumber and fennel, fennel frond, finishing salt

Center cut NY strip, duck prosciutto wrapped shrimp, signature roasted fingerling potatoes, rappini, roasted garlic sage brown butter, fried sage

Sticky date pudding, sesame tempura banana, bourbon caramel

Chef is amazing, honored to work with him, yet again!

If you think the dinner was good, should have heard our conversations afterwards!

02/19/2022

Wonderful baby shower this morning! Congrats on the new bundle of joy, it was a privilege to cook for your special occasion!

02/18/2022

I have the privilege of helping out one of my favorite humans, and favorite chefs, Chef Greg at Elgin Public House today. Bonus it’s the old stomping grounds, and get to see some old friends!

I’m helping him tomorrow for a fabulous Valentines dinner pairing, and will show off his amazing food, but I’ll tease you with one of the items I prepped today…

Duck prosciutto wrapped shrimp. Yeah, you read that right!

02/16/2022

When the health inspector tells you everything looks good and you pass your inspection.

02/05/2022

we’re here with you tonight until 8! Come grab a delectable bourbon and scrumptious libations!