Author Archives: David

Birthday Dinner at Jean Georges

Posted on May 18, 2010 by David

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

Posted on May 10, 2010 by David

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

Posted on May 9, 2010 by David

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

Posted on May 5, 2010 by David

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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The Perfect Couple

Posted on April 30, 2010 by David

This weekend I’m taking She Who Must Be Obeyed to New York for a dinner to celebrate a major birthday (her 39th, to be precise, at least that’s what I have been told to say under threat of a savage … Continue reading →

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Knife for Hire

Posted on April 29, 2010 by David

I am always looking for opportunities to improve my kitchen and plating skills, so I jumped when Andrea (my consultant on my signature dish) asked if I could help her cook and serve at a dinner party she was hosting … Continue reading →

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In-N-Out Burger

Posted on April 26, 2010 by David

I was born and raised on the east coast, so I was unaware of the existence of In-N-Out Burger until I read about the California-based chain in Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Like … Continue reading →

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Lunch at Bouchon

Posted on April 20, 2010 by David

I consider myself fortunate to have eaten at Thomas Keller’s per se restaurant in New York, yet I knew that until I made the pilgrimage to Yountville, California I wouldn’t get to eat at his other restaurants, Ad Hoc and … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Miles

Posted on April 20, 2010 by David

Just before his fourth birthday, we took Miles to Disney World, the location of this, one of our favorite photos of him: In the intervening years, he became He Who Will Not Be Ignored, but I still get the drop … Continue reading →

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Chicken Canzanese wth Savory Polenta

Posted on April 16, 2010 by David

You can never have too many chicken recipes, and you can always count on Cook’s Illustrated to provide you with an unending stream of chicken variations. The current May & June issue has a recipe I’d never heard of before … Continue reading →

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