Jul
25

Sunday Morning

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I’m on my second cup by now…… Black truffles shaved on toasted english muffins with butter and honey. This is probably the easiest post I’ll ever do in terms of food. Has anyone read the review about Inception via NYTIMES? I hate to admit it but the review made some strong points about the movie, [...]

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Jul
24

Early Bird Special

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A quick post on a different way to do breakfast…..can’t start it without eggs. This may seem weird but I salt cured this piece of Toro Tuna (fatty tuna) for a breakfast meal (replacing smoked lox)…Salt curing meats like prosciutto, pastrami, etc is quite common but you can also cure and smoke fish (smoked salmon [...]

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Feb
14

Coffee

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Coffee Station. This post may only be interesting to people who love coffee, otherwise you’ll probably snore through this whole thing. These kenyan beans have yet to be roasted. I purchased some different beans in their raw state, I like to fresh roast my beans. Coffee bean flavor deteriorates the longer they …

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Jan

10

Tea Forte

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I got this gift over christmas and I’m actually not a big tea person but I gave these a try. I thought they were great. My favorite is the “winter chai” flavor. The packaging and triangular shape is nice..I know these have been around for a while and that they are also “Trendy”, …

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Dec

28

Tastes like paris I swear!

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*Sorry again guys, this post got “magically” deleted somehow (don’t know what’s going on with my wordpress)* Take these croissants out 9 hours before you’re ready to bake them, for proofing.

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Oct
01

Parfait

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I like this idea of taking something so democratic and traditional as Yogurt Parfaits and turning it around to create something a bit more provocative. When Adria first invented this new process of taking liquids and forming them into self encased bubbles of caviar that held juice inside, I was not only mesmerized but excited…excited [...]

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Apr
14

Birds’ Nest

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I saw this fried quail egg mummified inside a dumpling format. The skin was made out of a raw potato thinly sliced and then fried.   This idea by Adria seemed parallel to the blazer idea, a classic flavor combination dissected into parts to create a play on the traditional potato and egg combination.  How [...]

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