Legal Seafoods’ Jalapeno Cornbread

So I had been wanting to make this cornbread from The New Legal Seafoods Cookbook (p. 268) to go with the Tadich cioppino (Legal Seafoods had a cioppino on its menu prior to its buy out by PPX Hospitality [owner of Smith & Wollensky steakhouses]). Looking at the recipe, the ingredient list (seemed to be […]

Marisa Iocco’s Balsamic Dressing For Salad

When making a vinegar…glaze, reduce it slowly…If you boil it too hard, the acid will remain and make the glaze too sharp -Thomas Keller, The French Laundry Cookbook I wanted to make a salad to go along with a fettucine using Chef Iocco’s bolognese for dinner this weekend. So I thought, “why not just use […]

Nobu Now: Scallop and Brussels Sprouts With Jalapeno Salsa

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/nobu-steak-with-baked-eringi-mushrooms/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/brussel-sprouts-arctic-char-nobu-style-revisited/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/matsuhisa-la/ (Omakase, 28 Dec 2006) A long time ago, when I had the opportunity to have dinner at Matsuhisa, LA, one of the really surprising omakase offerings was the seared scallop with brussels sprouts and jalapeno salsa. I’d been recently thinking about reproducing the dish as a entree. […]