January 2012
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December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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72-Hour Short Ribs Sous Vide
I finally planned far enough in advance to try some serious low and slow cooking in the Sous Vide Supreme, and short ribs were an easy choice. Pictured above are 72-hour short ribs with leek mashed potatoes.
I picked up some great looking bone-in short ribs from Florence Meat Market, seasoned them with salt and pepper, sealed them up, and dropped them into a 132 degree water bath. Looking...
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September 2011
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Seattle Burger Night
I heard there were some decent burgers to be found in Seattle, but we decided to make our own. We started out with a burger sampler from Bryan Flannery, which he describes as containing:
Blend #1 (High School): 25% Wagyu Chuck, 25% Wagyu Shortribs, 25% Wagyu Top Round, 25% Wagyu Bottom Round (Total Fat Content 11%)
Blend #2 (University): 25% Wagyu Chuck, 25% Wagyu Shortribs, 25% Wagyu Eye Round,...
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August 2011
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Chambers Street Wines: the greatest wine retailer... →
In this article Mike Steinberger calls Chambers Street Wines in TriBeCa the greatest wine retailer in America. Given that it’s by far my favorite place to shop for and buy wine, I agree and figured I’d pass on the good word. It depends on what you’re looking for of course—don’t go there looking for high end cult wines from California, for example. But if you want...
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July 2011
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Pork Confit at Lupa
Two nights ago, Lupa had pork confit with crispy skin and shishito peppers as a special. I don’t know if pork confit is a frequent special at Lupa and if so how good it usually is, but on this night it was one of the best versions I’ve ever had. It was exactly what pork confit should be—moist, tender, and fatty, with perfectly crisped and salty skin. The shishito peppers were a...
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