Shelter From The Storm

Come in, she said,Ill give you shelter from the storm
Bob Dylan 1976

Today the temperature dropped and it started to rain, which made this dish seem so appropriate. The hearty flavors of winter on a cool dreary day are good for the soul.

Braised Boneless Beef ShortribsOyster & shiitake mushrooms, baby carrots, pearl onions, mashed potatoes, marsala, pan jus, horseradish gremolata.

A Flash From The Past

We're not going to resurrect a Chaud-Froid presentation, Gelee de Volaille or Terrine de Faisan, but we did pull a little something from the traditional French repertoire. Sometimes traditional cuisine is a great thing. The very meaning of traditional suggests it will be great........I mean why would you make a tradition out of something that sucked?

Baked Escargot
Garlic-pernod butter, parmesan cheese

Fall Desserts

I know, it's 100° outside and we're working on desserts for the fall, but I hate eleventh hour ideation. It's a mental leap, not to mention the unavailability of most seasonal items. Despite the temperature we made some really good progress. Here's three items to put you in the holiday mood.

Warm Italian Zeppole Donuts
Cinnamon-clove poached apples, sweet cherry compote, vanilla bean ice cream.



Cranberry-Apple “Linzer”
Orange crème anglaise, mulled red wine syrup.


Cranberry-Pear Tart
Crème anglaise, cinnamon & red wine reduction.

Anthony Bourdain - coming to town

I’ve read all of his books and watched all the TV episodes and I have many questions:

• When you went to Egypt did you really not go to the pyramids?
• How much fun was it sitting at the “wall of meat” in Uruguay with your brother Chris?
• What’s harder, working the sauté station on a Saturday night at Les Hailes or climbing through a Jamaican cave ankle deep in bat feces?
• On the cover of your book, “A Cooks Tour”, the subtitle is “In Search Of The Perfect Meal”, have you found it yet?..............

Another Rough Day At The Office

Those beverage guy's must have a motto, "Leave No Stone Unturned, Leave No Wine Uncorked". It's actually all about the math, One thousand bottles of wine + 1000 glasses = 1000 reasons to taste wine.