by jbfauthor on September 14, 2009

Tonight's Beard House dinner is hosted by New York chef and restaurateur extraordinaire Daniel Boulud. Chefs from Daniel,
Daniel Boulud Brasserie at Wynn Las Vegas, and Café Boulud will be in the kitchen, including the winner of last year's Rising Star award, Gavin Kaysen. Check out the mouthwatering menu below:
Hors d’Oeuvre:
Tomato Gazpacho
Pickled Green Tomatoes with Head Cheese
Tomato and Basil Arancini
Tomato Tarts with Burrata and Red Onion Marmalade
Olive and Tomato Compote–Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
Dinner:
Rabbit Porchetta with Satur Farms Vegetables, Purple Mustard, Frisée, and Hazelnut Vinaigrette
Sweet Corn Agnolotti with Chanterelles, Rillons, and Thai Basil
Butter-Poached Dover Sole with Sunchoke Purée, Citrus-Braised Endive, Red Pearl Onions, and Sauce Américaine
Scottish Grouse with Foie Gras,
by jbfauthor on September 11, 2009

Here’s what happening at the Beard House next week and around the country next week:
Monday, September 14, 7:00 P.M.
Daniel Boulud Dinner
Over the past three decades, iconic chef Daniel Boulud has helped reinvent French cuisine in the United States, inspiring myriad chefs to strive for culinary greatness along the way. Join us when the top toques in Boulud’s empire come together to celebrate their mentor at this extraordinary culinary homage.
Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 P.M.
Spanish Wine Lovers’ Dinner
Innovative NYC chef Josh DeChellis has turned his attention to Spain at the much-raved-about La Fonda del Sol, the reincarnation of the ahead-of-its-time namesake eatery that was once in the same location. For this dinner the talented chef wil
by jbfauthor on September 11, 2009

Jamie West of the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Ojai, CA, served
these mushroom crostini during the reception of
last night's Beard House dinner. You can use any variety of wild mushroom—black trumpet, chanterelle, shiitake—or even a combination.
by jbfauthor on September 10, 2009

Two crew members plate cheese courses for Beard House diners on August 27, 2009. The chef, John Newman of Newmans at 988 in Cannon Beach, OR, served a selection of artisanal Oregon cheeses like Three Ring Farm's Rivers Edge Chèvre and Rogue Creamery's Rogue River Blue Cheese.
Check out more photos from this late-summer dinner.
August 27, 2009, The Beard House, NYC
(Photo by Tom Kirkman)
by jbfauthor on September 10, 2009
WHAT? Mrs. Sprat's preferred bacon. Writing in
The Food of Italy about the Italian Alps region, Waverly Root called speck "the ultimate in pork preparation." Its preparation, incidentally, can't be hurried. The meat is slowly smoked over several months for a few hours a day. "The theory is that if the smoking were done all at the same time," Root writes, "only the outer layer of meat would be really smoked, whereas the slower process smokes it through and through." Cold temperatures and high altitudes also contribute to the process. Speck yields large quantities of fat when rendered. The fat is occasionally poured over bread or used to fry potatoes, and the speck itself is often used as a garnish.
WHERE? Wolfgang Ban and Eduard Frauneder's Beard House dinner
WHEN?
by jbfauthor on September 10, 2009

We've arrived at day 3 of our school lunch trivia week. Think you got yesterday's question about sloppy joes right? You did if you answered D.
The “sloppy joe” sandwich—made of ground beef, onions, and sweetened tomato sauce, served on a hamburger bun—is referred to as a “slushburger” in North Dakota, a “yip yip” in southwestern Illinois, and a “wimpy” in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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