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Momofuku To Go

Thanks again to Jet for keeping this blog going during my long silence. I will write more about the reason for the long silence in a post this week, but until then, please enjoy the latest! – Christiana In the … Continue reading

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More on Lost Flavor Profiles, Hogs, and Steers

The second guest post from Jet Doye! Enjoy! – Christiana Francis Mallmann’s Seven Fires is a truly wonderful book.  Anyone who decided to cook potatoes at The International Academy of Gastronomy alongside fellow culinary royalty, Alain Ducasse, Ferran Adria, and … Continue reading

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Praise the Lard – Guest Post

The following is a guest post from my friend and partner in crime, Jet. Enjoy! – Christiana When Christiana’s husband, Sam, mentioned over brunch that he was uncomfortable about ground beef and wished he could know the beef had come … Continue reading

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The Things I Boiled for David Chang

People, it is so many things. But before we get there, here’s a little story. I was driving home one day a couple years ago, listening to NPR, and David Chang was on promoting his book Momofuku. The interview was … Continue reading

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Italian-Style Pork Broth

So here’s the thing: apparently there isn’t really any such thing as Italian-style pork broth.  It strains the imagination to think that the land of prosciutto and salami doesn’t boil the bones for stock, but Marcella Hazan says that this … Continue reading

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We Got a Pig! (Part 2)

Slaughter Day J had decided that in the interest of maintaining the philosophical integrity of the project, someone had to attend the slaughter. Also that happened to be the only way to get our hands on the liver, which J … Continue reading

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