Chef Ryan Hardy Brings The Cuisine Of Charlie Bird To The Daily Meal Slideshow

Chef Hardy cuts thin slices of the crudo, smoked ham leg from Kentucky, which was used later in his uni crostini.

Fried Eggplant Arancini

These arancini were unusual because they didn't contain rice! Instead, the fried balls were filled with eggplant, Parmigiano, and seasoned with lime and cilantro.

Scallops Crudo

These dainty seashells were filled with scallops, langoustine and crab crudo.

Laura Baddish from The Baddish Group, Charles Duque from The French Cheese Board

Monica Sawchuk from Barnes & Noble, Hannah Feder from Merkley + Partners

Katie Pfister from Zeno Group, Bridget Starkey from Zeno Group, Debbie George

Tanya Doggwiler from MEC, Jocelyn Gamez From MEC

Rachel Barbarotta from Digitas, Jill Sciuto from Digitas, Jackie Stone

Chicken Liver Crostini

Chef Hardy said that even if you didn't like liver, his dish would make you forget about any previously-conceived negative opinions.

Chef Hardy Hard at Work

The artful display of crudo seshells required careful placement.

Fried Focaccia in the Oven

How do you make focaccia even better? By deep-frying it, of course.

Chef Hardy Signing The Daily Meal Wall

Every chef that visits The Daily Meal has to sign our whiteboard.