You know when they have a fishing show on TV? They catch the fish and then let it go. They don’t want to eat the fish, they just want to make it late for something. -Mitch Hedberg A few notes from earlier years – On Fish. June 2007: The tailor Al down the street says …
“As Life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs. Now that’s better than sex. But only if the salami is thickly sliced.” -Alan King, Comedian Thought: If I could rewrite the rhythm and harmony that the salami sang to my belly when my teeth dug.. Thought: Pavarotti, I’m sure, ate a …
The taste of Abalone, namely, its taste in proportion to its astronomical price, was a bewilderment to my childhood days as a Kumon arithmetimagician! Upwards of $75USD/ pound gross weight, a single abalone would fetch in the $300-500USD+ range for some chewy, braised, doused in cornstarch and mushroom XO sauce. But was it the lack …
Lately, I’ve been trying to stock my freezer with things other than hotpockets and frozen corn dogs. Hungry Man Meals just aren’t cutting it anymore. It’s nice to have something always on hand that is tasty, quick to make, and home-made. So as I move boar legs left and Nilgai hams right, I’m excited to …
If you were to come and tell me that there were a better Mac and Cheese than Kraft’s Cheesiest, I’d send you to the mental institution. You Crazy! The Mac and Cheese I grew up with? The one so close to my heart that even my Chinese mother could not pry me from with her …
The other day, I went to the largest distributorship of Maine Lobsters on the West Coast, and toured the magnificent, home-depot sized facility. The processing plant calls for its own on-site USDA Inspector to regulate the issh, carrying tight controls over the bacteria levels, the temperatures, and everything else that would improve the health and …
Cooked a dinner for someone I used to watch on MTV! (Suchin Pak!) It was an absolute blast, a sweet kitchen and very nice guests who enjoy eating for 3+ hours 🙂 The dinner menu: Aperetif Cremant de bourgogne d blanc d blancs Parigot Home cured salamis, wild boar salamis & lambrusco Villa Corlo Seared …
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!!!!!!
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