from Pitcher to Kitchen: Michael Schlow

I'm sorry I didn't get this story up last month pre-Thanksgiving (because there are recipes) but I'm happy to have it for you now. Michael Schlow is a great guy, which makes this profile worth the read...
from Doug Miller on MLB.com:

In the mid-1980s, the New York-born and bred [Michael] Schlow was an up-and-coming right-hander with a fastball that touched the low 90s. He played for a small college in Connecticut and had the time of his life.

"The only reason I went to college was to play baseball," says Schlow, who helped start Boston hotspots Radius and Via Matta with Christopher Meyers and was named one of Food and Wine magazine's "Best New Chefs" in 1996, the esteemed annual ranking of the top 10 new chefs in America.

"My teammates and I weren't too committed to our classes, to tell you the truth. It was all about playing."

But the fun ended for Schlow at the age of 20 when he blew out the shoulder and lost the zip on his fastball that had scouts noticing him.

full story here

Recipes included: BEER-BASTED TURKEY, HOT DOG BUN STUFFING "CHICAGO STYLE", String Beans with Crushed Ballpark Peanuts, PUMPKIN PIE WITH CRACKER JACK CRUMBLE

Michael's Restaurants:
RADIUS
8 High St
Boston, MA 02110
617-426-1234

VIA MATTA
79 Park Plz
Boston, MA 02116
617-442-0008