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Bitters, En Sous Vide

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In continuing with my little sidecar Bitters adventure I’ve been on: I recently participated with some friends in a craft fair; these friends and I have each been experimenting with…

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Mignardises

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Mignardises (literally, “sweets”) are small, final bites served at the end of a meal that are meant to serve as one last token of gratitude/farewell from the Chef; they are tiny sweet…

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Edible Stones

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A digression, if I may. I bought the Mugaritz cookbook on the recommendation of a friend several weeks ago. It’s sort of blowing my mind; it’s a little like an…

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Bitters

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This is a little different for me, but: several months back, I was at Haven in Oakland for dinner with some friends. One of them ordered an Old Fashioned that…

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