Tuesday, May 31, 2005

I'm down on Peppyrock Street...

It was a good weekend for the food lover in me. (I hope that phrase doesn't get me sued...)

Instead of Ann Arbor, which WILL still happen, Kerrie and I went to Poco Piatti Saturday night. Their food is intense! Personally, I love the grilled baby lamb chops. They're perfectly cooked and have a delicate flavor I could probably only wish to re-create here at home. Among other delights there was Calamari, Saganaki Kasseri (Cheese that's on FIRE!), Spidini Misti (Skewered Pork, Chicken and Lamb.) and of course, Chocolate Creme Brulee and Turkish Coffee. A-fuck-Mazing!

Poco Piatti

Sunday night, Kerrie and I stayed in so I could make a cheesecake and a Mayo Cake. (Yes, Virgina, there IS mayo in it...) I also made a red wine caramel sauce and screwed it up. It needed a measly quarter-cup of water more than I added, so I wound up with a piece of caramel rather than a syrup.

Tonight, however, will be good night too. I'm going to go a little more "inventive" this evening... Grilled Endive with Prosciutto, Lemon Saffron Linguni and a nice balsamic vinegar and olive oil drizzle. I'm going for a lighter approach to my summer cooking. Should be nice...

Friday, May 27, 2005

Living a life I can't leave behind...

So here it is, my Food Blog. It only seems natural that I would start one eventually...

Actually, I shoulda done this a LONG time ago. But to quote Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel, "Shoulda buh da didna..."

Anyways, the subject is "food" - be it grilled baby lamb chops at Poco Piatti or a nice Steaks au poivre at home, I want to yell really loud about it! Good food should never be kept a secret...

For a long while now I've been writing in a food journal rather than blogging. Yeah, no... Seriously - Pen and Paper! I've been writing my ideas and sketches in a little black book and compiling a binder of notes on chefs and food topics in general. But now it's time to bring it all back to the Internets...

So to start, lets talk about tonight: For dinner I plan to pull off the Mix Grill. The basic idea is to serve chicken, steak, roasted potatoes, and green beans with a sauce. For the sake of the Food Baddies everywhere, my menu will look like this:

Mixed Grill
Herb Rubbed Chicken breasts and Rib Eye steaks, grilled to perfection and paired with roasted Rosemary Potatoes and lightly cooked Green Beans, served with a Demi Glace reduction sauce.



There is an Ann Arbor run in the works for tomorrow. My favorite restaurant, Cafe Felix, is the preferred destination for dinner. They have some of the most amazing Tapas cooking I've ever tasted!

Unfortunately, that's all there is for today. The hammock is calling my name so I'm going to bail. Next time I want to talk about the flourless chocolate cake I made the other day and the fuck-amazing port wine syrup that went with it. Till then, have some pancakes - BITCHES...

Thursday, May 26, 2005

No One Is Innocent

It's time...

I'm here to start some shit with the culinary elite.

Well, you know... If thats cool with everyone...

Uh, I gotta go...