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Monthly Archives: September 2011

That One Time Eric Got A Job At Alinea

29 Thursday Sep 2011

Posted by jethro in blow shit up, that one time

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Alinea, Grant Achatz

Eric And Mindy

Eric just accepted an offer to work at Alinea with Grant Achatz today.  We here at Jet City Gastrophysics are SO PSYCHED it’s crazy.  But sadly, he and his lovely wife Mindy must leave Seattle so he can continue to pursue culinary greatness. Windy City Gastrophysics is born.

GO ERIC!  WHOOOOO!!!

Ideas In Food At Home: Popcorn Gelato

29 Thursday Sep 2011

Posted by jethro in foams, liquid nitrogen, pressure cooking, recipes

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Aki Kamozawa, cucumber, gelato, H. Alexander Talbot, ice cream, Ideas In Food, jalepeno, Popcorn, salmon roe, watercress

Popcorn Gelato

A few months back I bought the cookbook Ideas In Food: Great Recipes And Why They Work, but hadn’t cooked anything out of it yet.  It has two sections: recipes for the home cook and recipes for the professionals.  As I don’t believe in such restrictions (the point of this whole blog, really), I immediately turned to the “professional” section.  What can I make with what I have on hand? I settled on the Popcorn Gelato.  And I’m glad I did – this is a really cool recipe.  Actually it’s really, really cold.

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Feasting with Son Of Ssäm and the Blade Man

08 Thursday Sep 2011

Posted by jethro in blow shit up, uncategorized

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Dinner, kramer knives, momofuku, ssam bar

A headache and leftovers.  If it sounds like last night was a lot of fun, then you would be correct.

Knife maker extraordinaire Bob Kramer was delivering a new custom knife to a customer and thought it would be fun to get the Jet City Gastrophysics crew together and make up a little meal.  We were up for it and invited them down to Gastrophysics Labs for an impromptu meal.  The customer?  Matt Rudofker, the sous chef of Momofuku Ssäm Bar.  The meal? Whatever was found at the market.  Yeah, let’s do this.

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