Utilization. That’s what you’ll hear in good kitchens everywhere. Whether it’s an expensive, rare ingredient, or an everyday chicken carcass, utilization is key. After being on a farm for a month, i can tell you, nothing goes to waste. Eggs that hens lay outside of the boxes go to the pigs or dogs because we’re [...]
Archive for the ‘local’ Category
Ramps
Posted in farmers market, local, wild/foraged, tagged farming on May 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Nutters
Posted in ice cream, local on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ice cream. This place is tiny, and what you imagine you’d find in a small town. I waited half an hour for ice cream, which is something I haven’t done since Swensens in San Fran. Chocolate-Peanut Butter was worth it.
Wild Plants
Posted in local, wild ingredients on April 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Garlic Mustard greens. They grow wild here all over the place. I was introduced to them by my boss, and will probably take some home everyday (just in case you’re reading, Julie.) They taste like half of a good vinaigrette (being….. mustard and garlic). Amazing raw, or folded into anything hot.
Dusting off
Posted in agar, egg, experiments, local, organic, techniques, tagged egg, sous vide on March 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Dinner. Dusting off some old pantry items that have been neglected. The egg is from my backyard flock – absolutely better than any other egg I’ve had.
Ricotta Gnocchi, early spring vegetables and herbs, slow farm egg enrobed in Parmesan, lemon infused chicken bouillon (not pictured). Thanks to Aki and Alex for the “hot mozz sheet” [...]
More Pig Photography
Posted in egg, local, organic, pork, techniques on February 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I forgot to add the pictures of the pig a couple posts ago. Here’s the ‘porchetta di testa’ that’s sliced, lightly breaded on one side and fried – with the obligatory egg (from my new-ish backyard flock of hens-more on that later).
Sweet Jesus it was good.
Niman Ranch: The sad state of the world
Posted in beef, local, organic, pork, whole animals on February 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I just read a disturbing article about good ol Niman Ranch. As a cook in San Francisco, their meats were on at least 50% of all the fine dining menus around town. People loved them, and their product was good. Really good. Apparently they have been losing money for years, and finally sold the company [...]
Maryland Beef….?
Posted in beef, local on June 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Great marbling, and amazing flavor. The farm has like 15 head that they butcher and sell the same day. This bone-in ribeye was 18oz of joy.
