These are Perigord Truffles that are grown in TN by a genius named Tom Micheals. In my opinion these truffles are better than anything else on the market, they are the real thing….. The aroma is incredible, I can’t put these truffles down, last night I slept with them under my pillow, Yuzu the pugdog loves them [...]
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Tennessee Truffles
Posted in black truffles, farmers, foraging, fresh, products, purveyors, respect, taste on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mango Vinegar
Posted in execution, purveyors, taste on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I got some mango vinegar from my good friend Tyler Gray a while back, this stuff is insane. Tyler can really track down some kick ass products…
we serve this vinegar with poached scallops, per me olive oil, flowers and avocado
Foie “Terrine”
Posted in execution, foie gras, ideas, inspirations, taste on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I have been thinking alot about cold foie gras preparations…the textures that are available, the refinement, the flavor, the mouthfeel, the romance of the entire process..while not 100 percent happy with this experiment I think we are headed in the right direction
First we cleaned the foie gras, then we soaked it for 24 hours in [...]
My Recent Trip to NYC
Posted in new york on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
one hell of a city….always a good time, can’t wait to go back….we ate at nougatine, wd-50, tailor, gramercy tavern, some cool hidden burger place, chinatown and of course lots of hotdogs……
Service
Posted in service, staff, team on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Puffed Rice
Posted in execution, ideas, puffs on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We cook the crap out of the rice and then roll it into thin sheets. The rice is then deydrated and flash fried. We season it with togarashi….
Fat Based Marshmallows
Posted in ideas, silly, taste, technology, the creative process, tools on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mise en place
Posted in products, service on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Incredible
Posted in booze, ideas, inspirations, pappy, relax on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Onion Puree
Posted in execution, gellan, ideas, taste, technology on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have found that gellan gum helps us produce great vegetable purees. .45 percent type f….set and puree
Brassica
Posted in farmers, garden, products on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rolled Tight then Cooked in the Cvap
Posted in cvap, execution, ideas, products, service on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lunch at the Farm
Posted in inspirations, our kitchen garden, products, relax, silly, taste on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Turbo Pave
Posted in compressed, execution, ideas, inspirations, meat glue, products on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Super Crispy Tempura
Posted in execution, products, technology on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Restructured Poularde from Four Story Hill Farm
Posted in black truffles, compressed, cvap, execution, farmers, ideas, inspirations, meat glue, products, purveyors, service, taste, technology, the creative process, tools on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Posted in alan benton, respect on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alan Benton
2008
Posted in press on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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