Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy. -Frank Sinatra (there would have been more pictures from the dinner, but blame the alcohol!) Otherwise, here’s a few pictures from the dinner, with a few thoughts that pinballed through my noggen somewhere between the self-brewed 10% alcohol caramel lager and the Chateau …
The thought behind this dinner was to cook dishes never tried, and pair together similar ideas: i.e. Uni, Wagyu, Bone Marrow (fatty + rich), iberico (cured land animal) versus fresh sea animal (yellowfin tuna tartare), two types of fish. In other words, there’s no continuity and just wanted to make a fun dinner from stuff …
Between me and most people is- i dont see a dead pig, I see 250 pounds of bacon, sausage, pork roasts, bone on pork chops, ham hocks. I feel like Bubba Gump right now!
Fresh > Frozen. The opportunities are endless!!!!!!
3 more reasons why I LOVE the Pursuit of Food!!! Tranquility… Insanity… Victory!!!!!!!!
part 2 Boat – island – animals pretty much perfection personified: ocean, sky, sunset, and fresh yellowtail 😉 poor picture quality (screencaps from video) – filleting yellows Yellowtail, grouper
First of 3 installments on why I love food People ask why do I love food so much, my first thoughts are we get 5 senses (I’m no Haley Joel Osment): SEE, Touch, Smell, Hear, Taste And get to experience all 5 in the Pursuit of Food!!!! making pasta dough spending days looking at ingredients
“if you’re not going to say it, i’ll say it, unfortunately the majority of the time they’re cooking to show you how smart they are or how pretty they can make a plate and they forget about [how good simplicity/tradition tastes] – Anthony Bourdain Taste comes first for me. Here are a few dishes where …
3 months of complete FAILURE for wild boar hunting – missed opportunities, No opportunities, biffed opportunities, makes the Moment of success Sooo sweet. many plates of wild boar Ragu, Salami, Braised shoulders, Porchetta, Wild Boar Bacon…. Am GRATEFUL AND HUMBLED AND HUNGRY AND MO’FUcKEN HAPPY!!!!!!!! :)))))) Pursuit of Food never ends!!!! See last hunt here of Russian …
“We think about food all the time, we cook for our friends and families and eat out on our time off, and we dream about food and agonize and argue about it… A new way to prepare something that makes you crazy because you didn’t know about it before, a fish so beautiful it brings …
No writing just pictures! i take pictures while driving. pictures are more important than your safety on the road! just kidding… no, i’m not kidding. You’re probably wondering what is the big deal with the picture? Catalina Island 26 miles offshore was incredibly clear yesterday. once down the hill. try: i walk down the hill …
Menu for yo daddy w/ commentary! no pretty plates today, just ingredients. Rustic family style. fun. Pork shoulder and fresh picked (from the trees or the ground) vegetables were the centers of attention. Alice Waters would be SO PROUD! (and green, at the amazing vegetables – we pay so much attention to our marbling of our meat and forget …