Food chat is great, but there is so much to catch up on, I thought we could stretch a little today as well. Did anyone catch Tony Bourdain at Triple Rock or Solera? What did you think? Anyone go to both events and have a favorite? Any great pull quotes you heard? I was in NYC doing the Today Show, so…
Lost Desserts
How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? My bird was outstanding, thank you for asking, and the stock is made and in the freezer. Huge props to my wife, who has mastered a citrus cranberry sauce that we all are happily addicted to. We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled blogging on Thursday; there is a lot to talk about as we move into December, but here is…
Something Stinks, and It’s Not Your Do-ahead Gravy
In last Wednesday’s Star Tribune, Kevin Diaz reported on Hormel and Cargill CEOs testifying about the modified atmosphere packaging that allows for storing meat and other foods in an oxygen-depleted environment, then pumping the meat with carbon monoxide, making it shelf stable for up to twenty days, and it retains all it’s original bright red color. I have all the respect in the…
Perspective
The obits are filled these days with notices that give me more pause than usual. A woman whom I cooked with years ago, Kristine Fontaine, passed away last week in San Francisco, and her memorial is this Saturday here in Minnesota. Anyone cooking in town for more than the last five minutes might remember her and might want to attend. She was forty-two….
Chef News And Link Me
Who could be the new chef at Muffuletta now that J. D. Fratzke is leaving for The Strip Club? It is a great company to work for, fabulous high-profile job, restaurant on solid footing . . . who’s available, and who would be ready for the next step? (Any aspiring sous chefs out there?) Joan Ida is back in…
Talking Turkey
It’s not too early to parse all the issues surrounding the
big meal on the November 22, my favorite holiday of the year. There are a lot
of choices out there, and I am a fan of broad-breasted, naturally raised,
pastured turkeys. I also adore heritage birds, but they pose a problem for the
home cook. Nothing worse than having twelve…
Bobo’s Remembered
Insiders on all sides of the fence e-mailed me over the weekend to say
that J. D. Fratzke, longtime chef at Muffuletta—the Parasole group’s heritage
restaurant in St. Anthony Park—has been made a managing partner and will also
assume chef duties at The Strip Club, the new Tim Niver/Aaron Johnson
restaurant on Mound and Maria in St. Paul. Niver…
I’m Baaaaack . . .
It doesn’t take much to get me ticked off these days,
but one way to do it for sure is for me to go to my local movie complex, clothing
store, or supermarket expecting to find some film, shirt, or comestible that the
rest of the country is enjoying on a
regular basis, only to find that in our market, it’s…
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