Vegetables Sweet Pickled Fresno Chiles Be the first to rate & review! These sweet and spicy chiles are fantastic in potato salad, but they're also great on sandwiches or pasta. If you can't find Fresno chiles, use jalapeños (preferably red). Slideshow: More Vegetarian Recipes By Vinny Dotolo & Jon Shook Vinny Dotolo & Jon Shook Why they won Because the duo have created a no-holds-barred meat-centric restaurant that has made L.A. excited to eat fried chicken livers. Born (VD) 1979 (JS) 1981 Raised (VD) Clearwater, FL (JS) South Miami, FL Education (BOTH) The culinary program at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Experience (BOTH) The Strand, Miami Beach; Wildflower, Vail, CO; Chadwick, Los Angeles. How they got their start (JS) “[Chef] Ben Ford hired us to cook lunch at Chadwick. But then the restaurant went out of business. So he hired us to paint his house—we hated painting, all we cared about was lunch. Soon we were cooking for Ben’s dad [Harrison Ford].” On the L.A. food scene (VD) “People out here eat like kids: hamburgers, hot dogs, doughnuts. You can tell that so much fast food started here.” Advice to aspiring chefs (JS) Eat out. “When we were 22, 23, we went to see our accountant, and he said we’d spent $150,000 on dining that year. Imagine. But it’s worth it—you get turned on to so many ideas.” Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on October 1, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Total Time: 20 mins Yield: 2 cups Ingredients 6 ounces Fresno chiles (about 8 medium), sliced crosswise into rings 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 teaspoon coriander seeds 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds 1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 1 1/4 cups distilled white vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons kosher salt Directions Pack the chiles and garlic in a 1-quart heatproof jar. In a small saucepan, toast the mustard seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds and peppercorns over low heat, stirring, until very fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add the vinegar, sugar, salt and 1 cup of water and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar and salt. Pour the hot brine over the chiles and garlic and let cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate in the brine. Make Ahead The pickled chiles can be refrigerated in the brine for 3 days. Rate it Print