steak

Hal’s

February 9, 2015

The modern, expensive steakhouse isn’t really known for being hip or on the cutting edge of culinary trends. They are generally predictable, having a typical assortment of raw bar selections, a la carte sides with (perhaps) a (mildly) unique approach towards spinach or potato, classic cocktails, large and fanciful selections of fish like turbot or dover sole, and of course, […]

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Stovetop (Pork) Steak

May 19, 2014

Recently the New York Times’ Julia Moskin wrote an article about cooking steaks on the stovetop. The article reads like cooking a steak on a skillet is a novel or intimidating process, but it had a few interesting thoughts. I’m always reading articles about seemingly simple and time tested methods like cooking a steak or […]

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Eating Las Vegas 4 [Joel Robuchon, Chada, Carnevino, Cut, BarMasa, Julian Serrano]

May 14, 2014

This year I’ve made two visits to Vegas, both trips for work related conferences, and both times I had friends in town so I could add a little fun to my days of seminars and product pitches. I am not going to describe everything I ate or each locale, but simply offer some lists, photos, and a few thoughts. The […]

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July 2013 Gavage [Tasty China II, Taqueria el Rey, Chops, Paella, Seven Lamps]

August 9, 2013

  Yeah, I’m still here, still hungry, cooking and eating. Busy with life and a pending addition to our family, which we tried to fire-bomb out of Katie with Sichuan cuisine at Peter Cheng’s Tasty China II. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve double-dared my digestive system with Sichuan food, and TC did not […]

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Gavage – Varasano’s, Rousseau at Park75, ESS, The Pit [Raleigh], Cooking

June 1, 2012
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It was decided last month that when I have a glut of photos unrelated to a planned post, I’ll be calling it my “gavage” post. Suck it, California. Unlike our fatty geese friends, we humanoids do have a gag reflex, so apologies in advance for the force feeding you are about to endure.

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Birfday Fun – Braves, Rathbun Steak, The Lawrence

April 19, 2012

Yesterday was my birthday, and when I wasn’t getting teary eyed over the scores of people who congratulated my 31st year on my Facebook timeline, I was watching the Braves game. To watch a game on my birthday has become somewhat of a tradition. The season has always just begun, the weather isn’t too hot, […]

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More Fun with Sous Vide

February 23, 2012

Quick post – I’ve been on the road for work all week, with little time to blog. Geez, real job getting all in the way and stuff. I’ve been cooking a fair amount lately, including having plenty of fun with my sous vide cooker. I did a beef chuck roast for about 40 hours at […]

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Eating Las Vegas (L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Lotus of Siam, Stripsteak, China Poblano, Julian Serrano, Sage, Mesa Grill)

February 2, 2012

“What time is our reservation?” It was the persistent verse echoing the walls of our swank and spacious hotel room at TheHotel at Mandalay. My first visit to Vegas was solely for gambling with college buddies. Our finest meal was at P.F. Chang’s. Make your own lettuce cups! I’ve been for a few software conferences. Buffets […]

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