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Meat Crazy

The threat of bad weather will always separate the hardcore cooks from the dilettantes. There we were, lined up next to a freezer van, waiting to score this month’s CSA delivery before the storm arrived. As always, it was worth … Continue reading

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Porchetta with Roasted Fingerlings

I had forgotten about this pork dish, a Tuscan classic that She Who Must Be Obeyed and I ate on our honeymoon in Italy, back when Sylvio Berlusiconi was first running for office and not being punched in the face.When … Continue reading

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Passato di Ceci

For you non-Italians, it’s pureed chickpea soup, a recipe from Anne Burrell’s Food Network show, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. I started by soaking a pound of dried chickpeas (ceci) in cold water overnight in the fridge. I drained and … Continue reading

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Ad Hoc Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Once a week He Who Will Not Be Ignored gets to choose the dinner menu. We usually have to steer him away from the hot dogs, pizza, buffalo wings, and sushi that are the staples of his ideal diet, but … Continue reading

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Where Fluff Comes From

The Fluff Boy comic, which I mentioned previously, is always available at Hub Comics, my local purveyor of all things graphically geeky. Last week, while making my weekly subscription pickup visit, I noticed that the original artwork was available for … Continue reading

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Per Se (Slight Return)

My dinner at Per Se ended with a tour of the kitchen, which was huge thrill for me. Now you can experience the tour – only better – with Thomas Keller himself as your guide. This video includes all of … Continue reading

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The Pancake Project

It’s not enough that my friend Michael Goudeau is a juggler, writer, and radio host. He had to up the ante in the kitchen by making cool pancakes for his kids. His new blog, The Pancake Project, documents his breakfast … Continue reading

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Birthday Dinner at Per Se, Continued

After eating heavenly amuses, appetizers, and fish courses, we were only halfway through our meal, which continued with the meat courses. “BLT”: Salmon Creek Farms’ All Day Braised Pork Belly, “Pain de Campagne” Melba, Violet Artichokes, San Marzano Tomato Marmalade … Continue reading

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Birthday Dinner at Per Se

For my 50th birthday present, She Who Must Be Obeyed moved heaven and earth to obtain a reservation for two at Per Se, the New York City sister restaurant of Thoma Keller’s The French Laundry. I don’t know how she … Continue reading

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Fettuccine alla Carbonara

When life gives you guanciale, make fettuccine alla carbonara. Not the Olive Garden crap with cream and bacon, but the real stuff made with egg and home-cured pork. Since I had just retrieved a slab of piggy goodness from the … Continue reading

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