Author Archives: David

Introducing Reading While Cooking

Posted on August 2, 2015 by David

Two weeks ago I saw this post from Rose Fox in my Twitter feed: Intrigued, I replied: Rose answered: Rose and I have worked together before, so after a few email exchanges we divided up the tasks. We grabbed a domain … Continue reading →

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Meet Meat

Posted on July 9, 2015 by David

During last summer’s London trip, we ate at two of Heston Blumenthal’s restaurants. The first, The Fat Duck, was reported here. The second, dinner at Dinner, was an evening that I preferred not to document. The restaurant bases its menu on … Continue reading →

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Tenth Annual Birthday Dinner

Posted on May 4, 2015 by David

  It’s hard to believe I’ve been cooking a birthday dinner for She Who Must Be Obeyed for ten years. This year I decided the menu would include some new dishes she had enjoyed over the past year, which would present … Continue reading →

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Carrying a Torch

Posted on March 23, 2015 by David

I have devoted a lot of time and effort into arriving at a consistent perfectly cooked steak. A combination of sous vide cooking and a high-heat final sear works every time to produce a medium rare result with a good … Continue reading →

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Birthday Dinner at wd~50

Posted on December 14, 2014 by David

When chef Wylie Dufresne opened his restaurant wd~50 in 2003 he unwittingly sowed the seeds of his eventual demise. Choosing Clinton Street in Manhattan’s lower east side was a clever move, in that the rent was cheap due to the … Continue reading →

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Pasta My Prime

Posted on September 28, 2014 by David

I‘m something of a Kickstarter junkie. I’ve backed projects as diverse as interacive fiction games, immersion circulators, titanium collar stays, graphic novels, music, and more. When I saw the campaign for Pasta Flyer, I practically screamed SHUT UP AND TAKE MY … Continue reading →

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Lunch at The Fat Duck

Posted on September 21, 2014 by David

Our August trip to attend Loncon 3 was a thinly veiled excuse to get together with overseas friends, visit three countries, and, of course, eat. Thanks to the efforts of gourmand extraordinaire Scott Edelman, one of our eating destinations would … Continue reading →

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Can’t Talk, Eating

Posted on September 16, 2014 by David

At the end of this post, I concluded: I hope this doesn’t escalate into a food war. Who am I kidding? I hope this does escalate into a food war. I was right, it did escalate into a food war. That … Continue reading →

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Salep Happy

Posted on August 2, 2014 by David

Mess around with enough ice cream recipes and you discover the differences in texture created by certain ingredients. My go-to recipe uses egg yolks to make a denser, more custard-like ice cream than Philadelphia-style, which is made without. Adding various … Continue reading →

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Ninth Annual Birthday Dinner

Posted on May 18, 2014 by David

The date for the 9th annual birthday dinner for She Who Must Be Obeyed had been chosen months ago. Two weeks before that date, it was decided that the web site for Secret Internet Project (post to follow, I promise) would … Continue reading →

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