Saturday Farmer’s Market

It’s Saturday, which means that it’s time for the West Frederick Farmer’s Market again. You have to get there early to get the best stuff.We like to get most of our meat and eggs from local farmer Danny Rohrer. As you can see by the line, we’re...

Brisket Fat. The (new) New Fat

Bacon fat? Been there, done that. Schmaltz? They say it’s the new thing, but I’ve been doing that for a decade already. But what about brisket fat? I love brisket and it’s a regular menu item for me. If you get a whole brisket, as opposed to just the...

Culture

I woke up this morning to find some pretty cool mail that had arrived yesterday. If you’re not familiar with Culture, it’s a magazine devoted entirely to cheese, and contains recipes, pairings etc. What excited me is that I have a recipe in the magazine...

The Crouton Test

All chefs have different ways of testing a cook’s abilities in the kitchen. You hear a lot about egg cookery. I think you can tell a lot about a cook or restaurant by how well they make croutons. No, seriously. How much care do you take in making something that many...