Monthly Archives: May 2011

Guava, Avocado, Brie, Key Lime Juice

A small square of brie and avocado hover just off the bottom surface of a bowl. Near it is a slightly-pink sponge of guava and rosewater, topped with micro opal, sweet, and pistou basil leaves and an emerald-green sphere. Alongside both of these is a silver spoon in which sits a piece of caramelized brie [...]

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Garden

Something that neither the Alinea cookbook nor the Mosaic (that I know of) touch on greatly but that’s evident from working through the recipes is the importance of gardening. Nearly every dish uses fresh herbs of some sort, and very often they’re garnished with leaves or flowers of various plants (often distinctively so; dishes frequently [...]

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Bourbon, Orange, Tobacco Steam

A few weeks ago, I had to go pick up a new pair of glasses up in Berkeley. I overfed the parking meter, so decided I’d spend some time poking around the nearby shops on 4th Street for some interesting ‘serviceware’ for this project. I came across this pretty-interesting piece: I think it’s meant for [...]

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Lamb, Akudjura, Olive, Eucalyptus Veil

A couple of interesting things have happened lately that have encouraged me to feel even more ‘thinky’ about food than I normally am. We’re in a slight lull between projects at work at the moment, so a few people asked if I would be willing to teach a class on modernist cooking. This is terrifying [...]

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