The summer has seduced us into perpetual travel and decadent days at mountain lakes sipping ice cold everything, but we’ve been meaning to introduce you to this gem for months! His name is Nathan Lippy, and although he looks like someone you’d encounter in an LA club or a trendy Costa Rican surf village, he is an extremely talented chef (and guitar player) who is just breaking into television receiving well deserved recognition. His passion for cooking began in childhood, and Nate says that visitors to his family’s home would “freak out seeing this little mohawk blazin’ 10 year old making rosemary and thyme crusted pork roasts or home-made beef jerky”.  He hails from Tampa Bay, Florida, attended the Culinary Institute of America, and despite his young appearance has several years of NYC restaurant experience behind him.  Currently, Nate spends his time traveling from LA to NYC for cooking demos.   Nate’s enthusiasm and amazingly simple recipes rule, and we’re 100% positive that you’ll be spotting much more of him on tv in the very near future.  Meanwhile visit his site here for delicious recipes and videos, and help spread the word!

In today’s featured video recipe, Nate whips up some delicious beef kebabs using NY strip steak marinated in Jack Daniel’s (recipe here), corn salad, and bacon fried bananas for desert, perfect Labor Day barbecue fare for this weekend.  The whiskey not only works as a flavorful marinade, but helps to tenderize the beef as well.    Beer pairing note: the Chef recommends PBR !