Inch Worm

Tonight at the restaurant a guest found the smallest inch worm I have ever seen on a leaf of lettuce.  So we made her another salad as fast as we could….inspecting every leaf of course.  When the server took the new salad out the guest made a face that would make you think we were serving [...]

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Tarver

http://goodstoneblog.blogspot.com/
One of the best chefs I know, he is missed dearly in Charleston
can’t wait to hang out on his farm

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Liquid Foie Gras Lollipops

Foie Gras Puree trapped inside white chocolate and grapefruit

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Green Strawberries

My first attempt at growing strawberries….fingers crossed

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Just Picked

The aroma that is released from turnips when they are pulled from the ground is one of my favorite things about growing food.  Gotta figure out how to let the guests experience it!

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Vegan

We created this dish for a vegan tasting menu we were doing for our friend Billy a couple of months ago.  Radishes and Sunchokes braised and served with an intense seaweed broth

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Crispy Celeriac

I luv the idea of using dehydrated vegetables as a coating for proteins.  Especially for meats that are just poached and need a little texture.

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Cardoons

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Rhutabega

you rarely find rhutabegas in the baby stage.  these took a really long time to grow.  This is an old heirloom variety from france.  Seeds from Baker Creek.

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Our Spring Onions

 
we planted a shit load of onions this year…..we staggered them so we can have them in various stages…this red onion was really really tasty…I might just look into being an onion farmer

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Cauliflower

saduchi and smoked honey glazed with pickled winter squash

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Bristol Burger

 
my favorite thing in the world is cheeseburgers….
thanks to amy and rathead for allowing me to be their guest at the burger bar….

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Being A Pig Farmer

 
Well, raising pigs is real easy until it’s time to get them into a really small trailer after they are used to roaming freely on 6 acres of wadmalaw’s finest……we tried everything you could imagine, funyins, fruit loops, milk, corn, cheetohs….they just knew what was going on and had no desire to go near the [...]

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Roasted Mushrooms

our attempt at making a tighter looking plate with simple roasted mushrooms….agar

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The Naples Trip

pictures speak for themselves…

 
 
special thanks to travis and chris d for stickin it out and the biggest thanks to our friend chris for being the best host we could ever ask for..we owe you one!

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Alright, I’m back

sorry for the delay in posts
for a little while I decided that I wasn’t going to blog anymore
then I changed my mind….
i will try and catch up with where I left off….this is gonna be difficult but I will do my best, thanks for checkin out the blog, here we go again!!

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