Nobu “Umami Ketchup”

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/burger-wars-the-sauce/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/matsuhisa-slider-tofu-buns/ Memorial Weekend 2021. I was thinking about doing burgers and the like for the holiday meal since I don’t do them that often. I got a request do make the “Shake Shack”-style dressing from my wife. That was fine, but I wanted to do something different as well […]

Kikunoi-Style Miso Marinated White Fish

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/nobu-style-saikyo-miso/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/ingredient-alert-traditional-saikyo-miso/ It’s all in the technique. Having made Nobu’s Black Cod Miso and Chilean Seabass Jalapeno Moromiso, I was inspired to try an attempt at Chef Murata’s miso marinated fish.  Studying his versions from his Kaiseki: The Exquisite Cuisine Of Kyoto’s Kikunoi Restaurant, I was careful to make note […]

A dinner idea inspired by Lamb Ribchops, Morimoto Doha

So I was thinking about how to change things up a little bit with another new dish for dinner.  I was thinking about lamb with Iron Chef Morimoto’s scallion ginger sauce when I happened upon a video from his Doha restaurant (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLBzq5CVKw4).  In that video, he handles a half rack of lamb (as separate […]

Thomas Keller’s Succotash Stuffed Roasted Tomatoes

So this past Christmas, I had made two portions of Chef Keller’s Succotash Roasted Tomatoes (see: Chef Thomas Keller’s https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/heirloom-tomatoes-stuffed-summer-succotash). The preparation was ok, but I suspect the two difficulties that I might have had with the dish was that the conical core I cut into the tomato wasn’t nearly as wide nor deep enough […]

On Sweet And Sour Sauce

Earlier in the week, my wife commented that we haven’t eaten sweet-and-sour {name your favorite protein here} in a long time. There’s a reason why I haven’t ordered such a dish when I’ve gone out to dinner:  It’s either been too sweet or too sour – no balance (usually TOO SWEET). I remember seeing a […]