Posts Tagged ‘ Food, simply ’
Originally uploaded by NickDawson For Christmas, Santa brought me a copy of Thomas Kelleher’s Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide – a cookbook largely devoted to the sous vide technique of cooking. Sous Vide, or under vacuum, is a bit of a misnomer but refers to cooking things sealed in vacuum bags in a water bath. [ READ MORE ]
I am still mentally digesting our meal from Per Se. Check back soon for a post about the menus and our meal. As a quick update, I did want to share a few photos from our behind the scenes tour of the kitchen. The rumors of the video link between the French Laundry and Per [ READ MORE ]
In my last post, I spoke about where to splurge on food online. Over the top food finds are great for the holidays, but the reality of our current economic situation may mean beans and franks. In fact, the Wall Street Journal ran an article on 12/11 about a proposed bailout for the producers of [ READ MORE ]
When I announced my idea to build a cold smoker I got a lot of strange looks from family and friends. There is, of course, the logical reaction: “if smoke comes from fire, how can you have cold smoke?” There is also the layperson’s reaction “ why do you need two different kinds of smokers?” [ READ MORE ]