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10 Commandments of Ethical Eating

Chef Tim — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:46:19 +0000

Alan Richman, GQ’s Food and Travel writer spent 30 days trying to dine ethically. An article in the July GQ titled “Eat No Evil,” describes his quest. I think that my favorite is “If you have to eat in airports, don’t.” Another is “Transform your front lawn into a garden (be prepared for neighbors to consider you a fruitcake– or worse, a European).” (Ooops, here is a photo of our front lawn garden.) The article is not online but he has distilled some of his conclusions down to these ten commandments.

Why is a Salad More Expensive than a Big Mac?

Chef Tim — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:02:07 +0000

I found this remarkable info-graphic yesterday. How much more clear can you make this issue?

Thai Style Vegetable Soup

Chef Tim — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:03:09 +0000

Here is the most requested recipe from the Amalie Robert Estate tasting held at the Jackalope Grill on April 19. This recipe is interesting because one can take a vegetable soup recipe and easily re-spice it to give your soups a whole new look. This one is “fusion cuisine” that works.

March Events

Chef Tim — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:09:37 +0000

Tim’s Supper Club, March 17: Join us for a St. Patrick’s Day Feast. We are offering our Dublin salad, braised beef brisket and Grandma Collins Chocolate Cake with fresh berries and clotted cream for $22.00. Corkage fee for this event will be waived.

Women Tasting Wine, “The Wines of Sineann Winery,” February 15, 4:00-6:00pm. The cost is $45. Your payment is your reservation.

Recipe: Smokey Bacon and Corn Chowder

Chef Tim — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:53:30 +0000

By popular demand, this is the most requested recipe from the last Women Tasting Wine Seminar.

Michael Pollan: Health-Care Reform Will Change Our Diets

Chef Tim — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:41:33 +0000

“Right now, the food industry creates patients for the health-care industry,” Michael Pollan told Jon Stewart last night on The Daily Show. Pollan was ostensibly there to plug his new book, Food Rules, but also got into a discussion about how health-care reform could change the food industry. If everyone must have access to health care, the insurance industry could take a bigger interest in how we care for ourselves and, namely, what we eat. Watch the interview to hear Pollan say “the worst sentence” Jon Stewart has ever heard.

December Events

Dirty Martini — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:33:21 +0000

• Sunday, December 13, open
• Sunday December 20, open
• Women Tasting Wine “Sparkling Wines,” December 21, 4:00 to 6:00pm
• Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, open
• Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, closed
• Sunday, December 27, open
• New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, open
• New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1, closed

Turkey Rillettes

Chef Tim — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:30:30 +0000

Here is the most requested recipe from the last Women Tasting Wine seminar.

Traditionally, rillettes are made from a confit that has been pounded in a mortar to a smooth paste. Confit is one of the oldest methods of preserving meats, fish and poultry. First the meat is cured with salt and then slow cooked in fat or oil. Finally it is packed in a crock and sealed from the air with a layer of fat. If you are uncomfortable using this quantity of duck fat, olive oil may be substituted though the results won’t be exactly the same.

We Are Open Sunday 11/22

Kathy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:54:16 +0000

This Sunday November 22, we will be open and serving dinner beginning at 5:00. Hope to see you then!

Open for Thanksgiving!

Dirty Martini — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:52:48 +0000

Please join us for Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday, November 26. Seating is 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Traditional fare, as well as selected menu items, will be offered. Relax and leave the cooking and cleaning to the Jackalope Grill this year!