Monthly Archives: May 2010

Soft-Boiled Egg with Asparagus

The full name of this dish is is Soft-Boiled Egg with Green Asparagus and Crème Fraîche Aux Fines Herbes, but that won’t fit in the title field. This was the second course for the Fifth Annual Birthday Dinner, a recipe … Continue reading

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Dinner at Posto

The original Bertucci’s pizzeria was in David Square, Somerville, next door to the original Steve’s Ice Cream store (a pizza place next to an ice cream place: stoner marketing at its best). When owner Joey Crugnale turned Bertiucci’s into a … Continue reading

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Double Meat

I was in Los Angeles for my scheduled meat pickup in April, so I got to double up yesterday. There was a bit of duplication, but who am I to complain? I got two of the Best Chickens, five thick … Continue reading

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Cauliflower Panna Cotta with Beluga Caviar

As promised, it’s time to provide the recipe breakdowns for the Fifth Annual Birthday Dinner for She Who Must Be Obeyed. The first course was Cauliflower Panna Cotta, a “canape” from The French Laundry Cookbook. I started with eight ounces … Continue reading

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Birthday Dinner at Jean Georges, Continued

We had already dined on caviar and seafood, so the obvious transition to a meat course would be lobster, two different preparations: Lobster Tartine, Leongrass and Fenugreek Broth, Pea Shoots. Served with Pinot Nior, III Somms Seven Springs Vineyard — … Continue reading

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Birthday Dinner at Jean Georges

A perfect storm of crushing workload, illness, medical procedures, and a dinner party for ten that required a solid week’s worth of prep has kept me from updating the blog. I hope to rectify that, starting with a bit of … Continue reading

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Pot-Roast Half Pig’s Head

I had pig parts left over after the Fifth Annual Birthday Dinner, so I consulted Fergus Henderson’s Beyond Nose to Tail: More Omnivorous Recipes for the Adventurous Cook for inspiration. It didn’t take long to find this recipe, and his … Continue reading

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Fifth Annual Birthday Dinner

It’s that time of year, when I pull out all the stops and host a birthday dinner party for She Who Must Be Obeyed. I try to top the previous year’s menu, which is getting harder to do with each … Continue reading

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This Little Piggy

I have been very busy. I took She Who Must Be Obeyed to New York for her birthday dinner, and will report on it tomorrow. In the meantime, I have been preparing for the annual dinner party to celebrate She … Continue reading

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