Sunday, August 23, 2015

Kilwin's

chocolate peanut butter ice cream in a chocolate-dipped waffle cone

Kilwin's, Sarasota FL

ABC Kitchen

 roast carrot and avocado salad, crunchy seeds, sour cream and citrus

 roasted butternut squash with ricotta

brussels sprouts, garlic, jalapenos and lemon pizza

fried organic chicken, wild spinach, basil and hot sauce butter

ABC Kitchen, New York NY

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Grace

amuse bouche

salmon | osetra caviar, lychee, chive

 turnip | apple, lemon, tarragon

 romanesco | ginger, pistachio, black mustard

 alaskan king crab | kalamansi, cucumber, lemon mint

 sunchoke | cranberry, beluga lentil, nasturtium

 lamb | artichoke, smoked paprika, frisee

 bread

 pig tail | endive, cauliflower, succulent oxalis

 miyazaki beef | romaine, peanut, vietnamese herbs

 perigord truffle

 pear | brown butter, milk, lemon bergamot

 valentine's latte

 chocolate | coconut, finger lime, basil

 caramels & chocolate truffles


Grace, Chicago IL

Publican Quality Meats

hot charcuterie plate

Publican Quality Meats, Chicago IL

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Coalfire

pepperoni & whipped ricotta
fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce, thick-cut pepperoni, whipped ricotta, garlic

Coalfire, Chicago IL

Lickity Split

peanut butter blowout
coffee frozen custard with peanut butter, reese's cups, and butterfinger

Lickity Split, Chicago IL

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Animal Restaurant

pig ear, red chili, lime, farm egg

 hamachi tostada, fish sauce vinaigrette, peanut, avocado

 melted p'tit basque, chorizo, grilled bread

 marrow bone, chimichurri, caramelized onions

 barbecue pork belly sandwiches, slaw

foie gras, biscuit, maple sausage gravy

Animal Restaurant, Los Angeles CA

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Eggslut

the slut:
a coddled egg on top of a smooth potato purée, poached in a glass jar

Eggslut, Los Angeles CA

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Glazed & Infused

hot chocolate snowball | maple bacon long john

Glazed & Infused, Chicago IL

The Dawson

Acorn Squash
burrata / sage / sunflower seeds / sherry gastrique

Brussels Sprouts
63 degree egg / pancetta / citrus / pumpkin seeds 

McDuckettes
duck thigh nuggets / honey cole slaw / virginia peanut sauce

Cavatelli Pasta
eggplant caponata / spicy lamb sausage / pine nuts / currants / fennel / saba / mint / driftless cheese

The Dawson, Chicago IL

Cocina Abierta

ripe plantain carpaccio brulee with tuna tatake
shiitake mushrooms / scallions / avocado

ricotta gnocchi
gorgonzola cheese / prosciutto

fried calamari
miso-orange glaze / cashew-coconut milk

Cocina Abierta, San Juan PR

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Nightwood

 cheeseburger & fries

 quail

burrata with chestnut, parsley, candied pumpkin, and cumin

Nightwood, Chicago IL