A Tasting For My Parents
For the first time in a while, my parents came to eat at my restaurant tonight. Last year at this time i was working in a hash house hating life. I moved on, and have had luck securing better employment. I have really wanted to cook for them for a long time, and today i got my chance. I really didn’t have advance notice, so i threw together a tasting menu. Most of the produce came from my back yard(so cool). I did a couple of really nice courses, and made two special courses based on my garden harvest. First was Shrimp with Zucchini Puree, lemon viniagrette, creme fraiche, pepper mint, and a fried squash blossom. Second was pork with vanilla creamed corn, king oyster mushroom, back yard hot sauce, and basil. Here is a pic of the Shrimp plate.
July 24, 2008 at 10:50 am
I bet they were proud as pandas. Back yard hot sauce with the pork, beautifully presented seafood and a sauce that highlights rather than overpowers it. It would have been a magical night for them, I’m sure. Is there dessert? Oh and that is cool, your backyard, would you call it a slow food philosophy or maybe not quite regional enough for that? Doesn’t matter what you call it really, I call it eminently edible,