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I picked up the Bon Appetit Restaurant Guide while traveling to Indiana. Dawn, editor in chief of the magazine, wrote a few words that resonated with me. “For much of the last year and a half, however, it simply wasn’t possible to travel to the […]
Obsession – Piled High Pork cooked Barbacoa style and changed up. Adding bitter greens, caramelized onion and yam puree.. A Ratatouille moment. Have to give the nod to Nancy Silverton as the muse. The pork begins in a brine. Water, salt, sugar, bay leaves, thyme, […]
May 2023 Food & Wine wrote about Shoulder season standbys. Interestingly so did Nancy in the sandwich book. There is the culinary thread So here we go. we shall hit these and then look at home style cooking.
F&W inspiration subheading is “mad genius tips:. Great sub heading. The article stars with Shoulder Season standby. This is where we depart and take separate paths. the shoulder season referred to was a break from Winter and into spring. I went straight to braising Pork Shoulder.. and Barbacoa. Barbacoa is a traditional cooking method. Typically in many Latin American Countries it is goat, beef or lamb .. it involves slow cooking over an open firepit, resulting in tender juicy meat.
We had a proper Boondoggle to Cornwall England a few years past. The Entrée’ that really stuck out was Peter’s Braised Leeks with shaved ham and cheese sauce. simply stated, cook what you have – and in this case – cook locally. When i read […]
Westword says that after 25 years – the Hardrock Café Closing is a good thing. Wow. A tough statement towards the restaurant community. The Hard Rock has been an Anchor on Denver’s 16th Street Mall. That run is coming to an end July 29th. “In […]
Dreams of flavors fill my head as we head into summer picnics. One of these open faced sandwiches is the same basic components. Braised Vegetables, Pesto, Compote and toasted bread with a twist.
Gratin of zucchini, tomato and caramelized onion. Brush the vegies with olive oil, thyme and garlic. Where this is “almost” – the cooking method takes it to the next level. It gets baked in a baking dish ( en papillote ) with foil on top for 1-1/2 hours. Remove the foil and paper and bake for another 10 minutes to add a bit of char.
“sandwich book” – is a collection of ideas and flavors from Campanile’s Thursday nights. ISBN0-375-41260-3 . Every Thursday night prior to service the misen place is braised vegetables, tapenade pesto and candied walnuts. From the Sandwich Book – My Top open face sandwich list include: […]
This weeks read is Nancy Silverton’s Sandwich Book. I had picked it up after watching Net Flix’s Chefs table. It had Spotlighted Nancy. Nancy Silverton is better known for the La Brea Bakery in Los Angeles. Quote for baking and developing / perfecting bread recipes […]
Life & Culture April 19 writes about Baking and the the Sweetness of the sourdough life – and continues with … “Getting back to a baking ritual pays off in flavor and adventure”. this evening watching NetFlix’s Chefs table Nancy is featured. it brought back memories of walking past La Brea Bakery. It was early in my apprenticeship and I did alot of walking to get around. I was mesmerized by the smell of fresh baked bread. I had no idea what was going on at La Brea Bakery let alone on a celebrity level … At the CP, Wilhelm and Debra baked bread at our hotel and i did not think it was unusual nor did i give it another thought. Until today Life and Culture April 19th and tonight immersed in Chefs table.. hmm another culinary thread.
I have picked up Nancy Silverton’ s Sandwich book. “the best sandwiches ever – from Thursday nights at campanile’. It is A delightful read and Chefs table made the pages come alive.
So from the DenverPost Business 5/17.. who owns the rhyme? well riddle me this – it appears that it will be sorted out in court. Taco Bell is asking U.S.Regulators to force Taco Johs’s to abandon its long standing claim to the trademark .. Taco […]