Entries from March 2009

AMpMon, 23 Mar 2009 10:22:33 +000022MondayMonday 5,2008

proving ground lives…

our kitchen potager…

swiss chard

lovage

crown dill

red veined sorrel

PMpFri, 13 Mar 2009 14:13:37 +000013FridayFriday 5,2008

this one is for you, mom…

photo courtesy of www.chron.com
this week we got our review from alison cook at the chronicle and the first person i called was my hero, my mom.  without my mom i would have never started applying heat to food and would never have started cooking professionally (call it what you will) – she that deserves all the [...]

AMpMon, 09 Mar 2009 10:37:25 +000037MondayMonday 5,2008

dave coffman ladies & gentleman…

slow cooked brisket, smoked potato salad, espresso bbq (part of our sunday supper menu)

AMpMon, 09 Mar 2009 10:32:34 +000032MondayMonday 5,2008

gulf coast triggerfish cured in beet juice…

a la “ssg”

AMpFri, 06 Mar 2009 11:18:21 +000018FridayFriday 5,2008

degustation 3.5.09

cured tasmanian sea trout belly, smoky crème fraiche, american caviar, bay leaf gel
 

 
foie gras flavored with sarsaparilla, lemon curd, sweet n sour ice
 

 
smoked gulf cobia, molasses, baby vegetable fricassee, anise flavors
 

 
naturally raised suckling pig, farro, swiss chard, orange scented ham jus
 

 
citrus sponge, honey, champagne jelly, compressed strawberries
 

AMpFri, 06 Mar 2009 11:07:49 +000007FridayFriday 5,2008

doing work…

the lodge citrus grove

citrus maxima or citrus grandis

not a bad day for his first day on the job…

harvesting pomelo

tasting mustard greens…

back to work…

PMpThu, 05 Mar 2009 14:51:10 +000051ThursdayThursday 5,2008

few words from the chronicle on bacon…

photo courtesy of the one, the only…jenny wang
…cured foie gras, smoked brioche, candied bacon, “blis” maple syrup, broccoli flowers
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/dining/6293494.html
it feels fantastic to be included in an article that showcases some of the cities best kitchens and cooks.  in short a conversation this evening with another cook about the amount of people in town whom are making [...]

PMpMon, 02 Mar 2009 15:21:14 +000021MondayMonday 5,2008

from random collections…

garden lettuces

garden lettuces

a cooks job doesnt stop when they are not in the kitchen

before

duck ham

pantry

lamb, artichoke, sauce bordelaise

gulf cobia

gulf cobia getting ready for cure

our hams & bacons

our hams & bacons

before

before

chef elmer

garden lettuces

lamb, flavors of ratatouille, garden mint, black olive

brown sugar & mollasses cure for the cobia

getting the “dip”