…. Had dinner at Hearth this week and was discussing with Marco how interested I was in having the food of a guy famous for his mashed potatoes (Robuchon). I joked it would be like having a favorite restaurant with a chef famous for his gnocchi. In turn, with our entrées Marco sent out some of his mashed potatoes. All I can say is try them, they are seriously fantastic. I would say more but I was well served by the time I tried them and it could just be the Pinot talking…
…Went back to Intent this week and had the amazing curry Crab Napoleon again. This time it was far more about the curry than the crab. What had been a fantastic dish about the flavor of crab and butter accented by a touch of curry and the crunch of potato was this time an interesting curry dish…
…The Times has an article about foie civil disobedience going on in Chicago, begging the question what will happen when this already ridiculous situation gets taken to a new level by Joe Morre (the genius alderman with such a clear understanding of the current food situations and ethics in the world and Chicagoland that he saw fit to outlaw one of the few positive products produced by American farmers) if he tries to punish these civic-minded people standing up for their civil liberties? Who will be the Bill Kunstler for this Chicago Sevenish???
…Speaking of civil disobedience and stupid laws, USA Today has an article about raw milk, and how safe or unsafe it is. I seek out raw cheese whenever possible, and regularly drink raw cows’ milk. I don’t drink it because I believe it to be a miracle cure or because I know that, thanks to the current situation of most farming in America, commercially sold pasteurized milk is so loaded with hormones and antibiotics that it is probably dangerous. I drink it because it tastes better, and because I am the kind of guy who geeks out on the changing flavor it shows through the seasons of the year. If you are interested, go to the Weston A. Price foundation’s website or realmilk.com and figure out how to get it. If you are concerned about its healthfulness, read Ron Schmid’s book “The Untold Story of Milk” and all the studies made in the interests of factory farming the USDA and CDC are very happy to pass along. I will testify that, although my experimental food lifestyle has given me many of the illnesses the government warns you about (I have never considered them very bothersome I just keep Lomotil in the medicine Cabinet), I have never been made sick by fresh raw milk from grass-fed cows on a small certified farm, and have no doubt the supposed risk is worth the actual reward…
…The Times also has an article on how to make Zak Pelaccio’s Cubano. Just like any drug, the subsequent trips are never as good as the first so I will simply say if you decide to play along you will know you have made it right if you have good sensations in non-food places, as I did the first time I had it back in ’03 at Chickenbone (still the only thing that ever got me to Brooklyn six consecutive times; they now serve it at 5 Ninth)…
…Just when you think Coke may be becoming the new McDonald’s as far as the ire of ethically conscious consumers goes, McDonald’s starts an awesome campaign giving Hummers to children. Usually I am not a guy to protect children from companies (let them learn like I did through slow poisoning), but on this site you get to write dirty words on the McD sign and it’s fun for a couple minutes (yes I signed the petition)…
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