tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637533392053122619.post4438090847354200478..comments2023-06-27T08:59:07.798-07:00Comments on macerating shallots: Braised Oxtails with Celery Root Puree and Curried Shallot RingsTommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03715333077435437447noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637533392053122619.post-47441648610795364212007-10-19T01:44:00.000-07:002007-10-19T01:44:00.000-07:00Oh, bring it on CC, bring it on! Worst case scenar...Oh, bring it on CC, bring it on! Worst case scenario, you'll deliver me the humiliation I deserve... Ain't like that's never happened before! By the way, do you know where I can get my hands on some sodium alginate?<BR/><BR/>And MC Guilty, it's funny that you mentioned semifreddo, as that's precisely what I'm working on this weekend... Stay tuned.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715333077435437447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637533392053122619.post-46168577427235482542007-10-18T20:23:00.000-07:002007-10-18T20:23:00.000-07:00k, you definitely win on presentation, since I lef...k, you definitely win on presentation, since I left mine in a big pot. But this battle is not over! ;)cchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09873481630879458504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637533392053122619.post-87845402203615130542007-10-18T13:35:00.000-07:002007-10-18T13:35:00.000-07:00Dessert was topped with kumquat dust. Foam is so l...Dessert was topped with kumquat dust. Foam is so last year!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the whole molecular gastronomy thing's a bit silly, but that said I am, of course, going to have to try my hand at spherification sooner or later. If my dealer can get me the chemicals, that is...Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715333077435437447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637533392053122619.post-62279025902432886572007-10-17T20:38:00.000-07:002007-10-17T20:38:00.000-07:00That's funny, before I even started reading your p...That's funny, before I even started reading your post, I immediately thought of your plating as Alinea-esque, but not as overwrought.<BR/><BR/>Was dessert a peanut butter sandwich wrapped in edible gold bowstrings, molded in semifreddo blood orange brioche, topped with kumquat foam and served suspended from the ceiling with titanium chicken wire?<BR/><BR/>As you can tell, I'm somewhat cynical towards the artifice-as-dining theory, but I would love to be proven wrong with a trip to Chicago and an extra $250 in my pocket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637533392053122619.post-45615098680374187162007-10-15T15:13:00.000-07:002007-10-15T15:13:00.000-07:00I'm salivating! You certainly are broadening my h...I'm salivating! You certainly are broadening my horizons when it comes to eating and I can't wait to try this meal!!! LGSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com