i’ve been seeing this dish around.  and then i spotted it on ruhlman’s blog .  and that was pretty much it for me.  call it a defining moment – but i’d already been tempted, and now this pasta had to happen in my kitchen – and soon.  i immediately began mentally preping the raviolo’s by going through the ‘mise’ in my […]

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it’s called ‘chinese take out’.  a 6 hour sous vide short rib on a guinness gelee film with roasted peanuts and peanut puree, shaved broccoli stalks, fried broccoli and red peppercorns.  call it theatre.  performance art.  whimsical cuisine on steroids…  call it what you will.  and then we can all simply agree that grant achatz of alinea is […]

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there was a little birthday gathering at my house last night for one of my very closest friends.  after considering a pasta dish that i’ve been dying to make (happening late next week due to a special order ingredient), i decided to do pizzas – with skewered tiger shrimp and spicy chorizo to kick it all off, and homemade blueberry cake […]

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  after 6 weeks of being away from my kitchen, i finally got to throw a dinner together.  something simple and quick – something light and fresh.  scallops are a favorite and a red pepper sauce pairing makes an effortless and classic dish.  into the vita-mix went: a roasted red pepper – blackened, peeled, seeded small […]

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(santa monica beach) this may be the longest i’ve gone without posting – a solid 2 weeks.  it seems i’ve got a slight case of food blogger ennui.  there’s been no cooking of my own – none at all.  and really?  it’s been a welcome respite that shows no signs of waning just yet… but […]

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