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Ryan Nordheimer (left) is a 25-year old home cook in New York City who hosts gatherings with his own, tried-and-true recipes.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF RYAN NORDHEIMER, CHRISTINE YANG
Yola Mziz
The week before Morning Jays opens, Mr Nate Crawford and Mr Justen Lambert kick into overdrive.
To start, they draft a menu, with three sweet pastries from Mr Crawford and three savoury dishes from Mr Lambert. Forty-eight hours out, they visit multiple grocery stores – their selections often feature in-season ingredients – and dive into prep, chopping, tasting and tweaking as they go.
