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The Loop Food
John Demers
LOCAL HEROES The formerly quaint ‘buy local’ trend has gone mainstream in Houston. Here’s how we hit the cutting edge (and why it tastes so good)
Remembering the lovely squash blossoms of his childhood in central Mexico, chef Hugo Ortega wanted to serve them to his customers here, at Backstreet Café (1103 [...]

{ tenacity }…supper club menu for thursday july 31, 2008

thursday july 31, 2008
porous buttermilk biscuit & ham
smoked sturgeon on rye, sweet cream, sour cucumber, egg & horseradish
“gargouillou” of  aromatics from the summer garden…“the melody of that name, my love for the kitchen garden, and my fascination with nature have guided me to this interpretation.”…chef michel bras
fricassee of louisiana frog legs, swamp cabbage & red [...]

supper club photo journal…

saturday july 26, 2008
calafornia abalone, pickled watermelon rind, marigold mint, & caramelized miso
chilled geoduck clam, sudachi, corn juice & tiny basil leaves  
egg(s) salad, hijiki & crispy potatoes
pacific sea urchin roe, bread & butter pudding & preserved garlic scapes
cornbread gnocchi, baby onions, compressed pea shoots & espresso
long island duck, spaghetti squash & ancho [...]

change of plans…

reap it murphy!  fresh uni, live geoduck & abalone
looks like this saturday’s menu will be a little bit different than the copy i posted earlier in the week. 
there are actually a few spots still left for saturday night’s dinner – if your interested, email rrucker79@hotmail.com to secure your spot…

voice. another perspective…

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/dining/cook/5902129.html

chris @ catalan is now offering a degustation…

came across the new summer menu & spotted it under his cleaver “chef’s playground” menu.  i know chris has always offered items off menu and i don’t think i have ever personally seen a menu (although i do get a box of malden salt & a full bottle of aged sherry vinegar when i sit [...]

tomball is making a move…

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/Detail?contentId=6652048&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=5.2.1
Thanks to the Tomball Community Garden, hungry mouths in Tomball can now be fed with fresh, home-grown fruits and vegetables.
The garden, created as a partnership between the Houston Food Bank, Urban Harvest, Tomball Emergency Assistance Ministries and the Tomball community, grows fruits and vegetables to be distributed directly to people in need. Though it was [...]

how in the good lords name did “they” miss bobby & his crew??

it’s that time of year in houston where we get to vote and voice our opinions on what is said to be “the restaurant awards of houston”.  good ole my table awards. 
anyway, after the past few years it has become clear to me that these awards are not all that bad.  yes, they have [...]

new page for all supper club dates & menus

we are going to start posting the supper club dates as they surface rather than waiting until the week of the dinner.  this will allow those people who have not had a chance to attend one a better chance of reserving a spot.  all dates & menus will be posted on this page from now [...]

tenacity’s supper club – saturday july 26, 2008

 
raw & chilled applications of the mornings freshest fish…
chilled soup & salad of summer squash
egg(s) salad, hijiki & crispy potatoes
glazed snails, bread & butter pudding & preserved garlic scapes
cornbread gnocchi, baby onions & espresso
long island duck, spaghetti squash & ancho chili
balsamic sponge cake, carrot confit & malted chocolate
to secure your spot email rrucker79@hotmail.com