Spanish Steak & Potatos...

Sous Vide Flat Iron Steak, Rosemary Essence, Saffron Braised Squash, Romesco, Potato Confit,

Crisp Artichoke Heart, Cabbage Threads, Sweet Paprika, House Tabasco, Vino Poached Asparagus, Sangria Bubbles, Brioche

Ruben Pizza..Just Had to Do It!

Marble Rye Crust, Shredded House Corned Beef, House Purple Kraut, Gingered Thousand Island, Diced Dill Pickles, Shredded Gruyere, Toasted Caraway Seeds... Further proof that every thing is better home made!

Sunday Supper...

Me and my wife's Cousin Johnny Have started a little Sunday supper club for our families . To have the ability to Brainstorm and Create with Another Person Who is as in love with this Craft and insane profession is a breathe of fresh air. Every body showed up we cooked, we drank, And had some amazing food. The Highlights of the day for me. Was the excitement of forming the menu at the supermarket. A woman had over heard are enthusiasm and asked if we were chefs.
I replied yes, She said "good, For a second I thought i wasn't normal".... Some of my bloopers from the night included Using all the eggs, so when i went to form my ravioli and agnolotti i had no egg wash...Leading to a few exploding.... And i never took the ratatouille out of the oven...i think it's still there. Overall The meal was great....my wife while chasing three kids managed to make Biryani, Naan Bread, and amazing Ver jus Vinaigrette. She reassured my suspicions that she is either a ROBOT, or Wonder Woman. I was to busy to take pictures but i do remember the menu... I am looking forward to the next adventure!

Supper Club 11/15

Cuban Rubens

Home made Cuban Bread, Honey Ham, Roasted Turkey, Sauerkraut, 1000 Island

Arugula & Endive

Goat Cheese, Tart Apple, Toasted Pecan, Craisins, Cranberry Ver jus Vin

Pumpkin Squash Bisque

Indian Spices, Roasted Pepitas, Curried Chicken Cashew Ravioli, Syrian Pumpkin Oil

Peasant Ratatouille

Roasted Squashes,Vine Riped Tomato,Aubergine,Fennel,Sweet Onion, Sarah's Marinara

Wild Sockeye Salmon

Crisped skin, Coconut Tamarind Glaze, Vegetable Biryani, Grilled Naan Bread

Not to Shabby!

Chicken and Waffles...

Inspiration at times comes out of the blue. A discussion on supermarkets leads into a discussion on bone in chicken breast...That's when memories started kicking in.... One of my very first jobs as a kid was at a Wendy's I was 16 the minimum wage was $4.25 ....The manager who I can not for the life of me remember her name used to let me play around when it was slow. She was so intrigued at the way i could make food...using the same ingredients that she had rendered boring in her mind... One of my favorite pieces of equipment in the building was a vacuum pressured fryer.. A Broaster i believe the name is, on a few occasions she let me fry chicken from home using the machine....bone in split breast..... so a discussion on homemade fried chicken lead into a further discussion on chicken and waffles....it was on my mind for a week or two....finally i gave in...When i do fried chicken i like to do it on the bone, but boneless breast works terrific with this recipe.. The fun is all in the marinade and seasoned flour.... I always make my own buttermilk, there are three main ways to produce buttermilk...One is the result of butter and or cheese making, One is an overnight controlled fermentation, the third and in my eyes the easiest is to introduce acid to either raw or whole milk Cold... One tablespoon of cider vinegar, for every cup of dairy, mix well and leave it at room temp for 15 minutes.....if this same mixture is heated to a lite simmer the dairy will separate when strained collect the curds and push out excess water ...you now have ricotta cheese. season the buttermilk and flour however you want, this is what separates your chicken from his chicken..... Up top we have Organic Fried Buttermilk Chicken Breast, Pumpkin Waffle, Maple Tabasco Butter, Garlicky Arugula, Sage Marshmallow, and Paprika Honey Paint..... Eat your heart out Colonel Sanders!!