VIDEO: Realistic Make-Your-Own Gummi Sushi w/ Spherificaton
Those who know me well know I can’t get enough of gummi type shit. I’ve seen (and enjoyed) the gummi sushi concept before but here you actually mix the gummi/gell and then piece together the sushi. Culinary nerds should watch until the end where a pre-packaged form of sperification is demonstrated. Packets eliminate the need...
Oldest Known Winery Found in Armenian Cave
The world’s oldest known “wine making facility” (winery) has been found in an Armenian cave. The very same cave that gave us the oldest known leather shoe! Fucking Armenia, has anyone told System of a Down yet? I’m sure this is relevant to their interests. We can thank “layers of sheep dung” for almost perfectly...
Blind Tasting: 1/4/11
Since this is the first one, I’ll explain how it works: with the lights out one of us goes into the cellar (read- closet in the spare bedroom) and literally blindly picks and bags a bottle. Then we taste and discuss. Last night’s wine: Ok, first big surprise is that it’s a white. Typically we...
I’ve lost my husband to this series of lectures-
Clinton has become obsessed with Harvard’s “Science and Cooking” lectures. Wylie Dufresne’s “Meat Glue Mania” has been his favorite so far. All of them provide a great insight into basic cooking through molecular gastronomy. A great source of information for both neophytes and the most experienced cook-
All of this year’s food and wine Christmas gifts
Below follows an inventory of this years’ many food and wine related gifts Clinton and I received and/or bought for ourselves. We never really want anything else except food and wine stuff…and money. We’ll also take money… Auchentoshan: fruity, lowland single malt for those looking for an entry-level Scotch. From the back label- “triple distilled...
No, we didn’t cater our wedding
Usually, they will tell you that it was a mistake. Apparently, one of Clinton’s superiors catered his own wedding out of the 3 Michelin star, New York kitchen he had been sous-ing in at the time. He didn’t recommend it- something about three days of prep and never seeing his bride. We often hear about ...
