Pastrami Pastrami on rye with mustard, a simple pleasure, no? No, not really simple at all. We used to get pastrami from New York. It arrived in a plastic bag, and we steamed it to order. It traveled three thousand miles. Next we procured local, hormone free and antibiotic free meat but sent it to [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Housemade pickles: brining, fermenting, crunching
September 4, 2011 – 12:30 pm
Pickles ‘The perfection of fermented foods lies in it’s imperfection. If your desire is for perfectly uniform, predictable food, this is the wrong food for you… If you are willing to collaborate with these tiny beings with somewhat capricious habits and vast transformative powers, then eat on.’ Sandor Katz We have committed to make our [...]
Fair Trade Towns USA Celebration
September 2, 2011 – 3:03 am
You might run into Peter Levitt, Executive Chef, at the Farmer’s Market earlier in the afternoon, buying peak of season produce by the case – and ask him how he’s shaping the night’s specials menu around what is at the market that day. He’s very eager to kibbitz about his plans for the menu. Actually, [...]
