tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285166022024-03-13T10:25:41.025-04:00Ping Island Strike.Com"Pardon the Bad Photography and the Typos"
chefbrock@mccradysrestaurant.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-38752249491781385502008-02-17T19:23:00.000-05:002008-02-17T19:24:57.765-05:00Ping Island Strike has a new Homeplease click the link below<br /><br /><a href="http://www.seanbrock.wordpress.com/">http://www.seanbrock.wordpress.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-57840209739212692692007-06-17T02:00:00.000-04:002007-06-17T02:03:33.028-04:00Society Room<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RnTOMptfQpI/AAAAAAAAAUk/ZWTcJn2Gz4c/s1600-h/IMG_2883.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076909396703789714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RnTOMptfQpI/AAAAAAAAAUk/ZWTcJn2Gz4c/s320/IMG_2883.JPG" border="0" /></a> thanks again to sara and jason for taking the time to photograph and edit the pictures for this dinner </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-48795215531661470052007-06-17T01:39:00.000-04:002007-06-17T01:42:33.725-04:00In case you were wondering................................<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RnTJTJtfQnI/AAAAAAAAAUU/zzYnEK7SH5s/s1600-h/scape.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076904010814800498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RnTJTJtfQnI/AAAAAAAAAUU/zzYnEK7SH5s/s320/scape.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">this is what happens when you put garlic whistles through the juicer........the flavor was insane....just like papa john's garlic dip.....thanks to daniel heinze for this idea......we serve it with grass fed beef and local marble potatoes</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-88843268945184195072007-06-17T01:37:00.000-04:002007-06-17T01:39:33.787-04:00Days Off<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RnTIvptfQmI/AAAAAAAAAUM/gnPC7Re5CXQ/s1600-h/Folly-Beach-Welcome-Sign.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076903400929444450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RnTIvptfQmI/AAAAAAAAAUM/gnPC7Re5CXQ/s320/Folly-Beach-Welcome-Sign.jpg" border="0" /></a> what a great place to wind down.......the smell of the ocean and the taste of margaritas<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-47554054813201475972007-06-11T00:03:00.000-04:002007-06-11T00:17:32.512-04:00Products and Ingredients<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzMeptfQlI/AAAAAAAAAUE/8gNxB5nGk3M/s1600-h/japanese.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074655707104494162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzMeptfQlI/AAAAAAAAAUE/8gNxB5nGk3M/s320/japanese.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzLuJtfQkI/AAAAAAAAAT8/XLBBtvo31x4/s1600-h/porcini2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074654873880838722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzLuJtfQkI/AAAAAAAAAT8/XLBBtvo31x4/s320/porcini2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzLgptfQjI/AAAAAAAAAT0/9hbNMeQjBwA/s1600-h/porcini1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074654641952604722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzLgptfQjI/AAAAAAAAAT0/9hbNMeQjBwA/s320/porcini1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzKw5tfQiI/AAAAAAAAATs/3D88fPAR6tM/s1600-h/tomato1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074653821613851170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzKw5tfQiI/AAAAAAAAATs/3D88fPAR6tM/s320/tomato1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzKIptfQhI/AAAAAAAAATk/7rTbi7waxCY/s1600-h/truffle2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074653130124116498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzKIptfQhI/AAAAAAAAATk/7rTbi7waxCY/s320/truffle2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzJ5JtfQgI/AAAAAAAAATc/YjoPXVjssuU/s1600-h/truffle1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074652863836144130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzJ5JtfQgI/AAAAAAAAATc/YjoPXVjssuU/s320/truffle1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzJtJtfQfI/AAAAAAAAATU/WkrxmuAvsjs/s1600-h/carrot1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074652657677713906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmzJtJtfQfI/AAAAAAAAATU/WkrxmuAvsjs/s320/carrot1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Late Spring 2007<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-43642496564364764302007-06-02T20:00:00.000-04:002007-06-02T20:29:36.772-04:00Chef's Table<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIGk32_tyI/AAAAAAAAASk/rv9yHAo_qgY/s1600-h/vedge4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071623360912275234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIGk32_tyI/AAAAAAAAASk/rv9yHAo_qgY/s320/vedge4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIGZn2_txI/AAAAAAAAASc/Kc9whc_h65k/s1600-h/vedge2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071623167638746898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIGZn2_txI/AAAAAAAAASc/Kc9whc_h65k/s320/vedge2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIGH32_twI/AAAAAAAAASU/kK6ZCeeIxuw/s1600-h/vedge1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071622862696068866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIGH32_twI/AAAAAAAAASU/kK6ZCeeIxuw/s320/vedge1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIF-H2_tvI/AAAAAAAAASM/7bFKg4SXvYM/s1600-h/scallop.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071622695192344306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIF-H2_tvI/AAAAAAAAASM/7bFKg4SXvYM/s320/scallop.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIFy32_tuI/AAAAAAAAASE/kfM2CS1ymVg/s1600-h/quail.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071622501918815970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIFy32_tuI/AAAAAAAAASE/kfM2CS1ymVg/s320/quail.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIFoX2_ttI/AAAAAAAAAR8/_8_9OFl8BJE/s1600-h/prawn.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071622321530189522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIFoX2_ttI/AAAAAAAAAR8/_8_9OFl8BJE/s320/prawn.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIFfn2_tsI/AAAAAAAAAR0/U3xPmRDPMU8/s1600-h/egg.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071622171206334146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIFfn2_tsI/AAAAAAAAAR0/U3xPmRDPMU8/s320/egg.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIFIX2_trI/AAAAAAAAARs/yj84BjJzFYE/s1600-h/blis.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071621771774375602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RmIFIX2_trI/AAAAAAAAARs/yj84BjJzFYE/s320/blis.JPG" border="0" /></a>This dinner was so much fun, more pics to come...Thank you Sara and Jason for such great pictures<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-68236468431797814312007-05-29T01:36:00.000-04:002007-05-29T01:37:07.985-04:00More Eggs<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu77n2_tqI/AAAAAAAAARk/zRWavxjmitc/s1600-h/eggcircilator.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069852438521951906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu77n2_tqI/AAAAAAAAARk/zRWavxjmitc/s320/eggcircilator.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-13361315838421849952007-05-29T01:34:00.000-04:002007-05-29T01:36:16.422-04:00Four Story Hill Farm<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu7g32_tpI/AAAAAAAAARc/myLj8ZjJmBk/s1600-h/four2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069851978960451218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu7g32_tpI/AAAAAAAAARc/myLj8ZjJmBk/s320/four2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu7Z32_toI/AAAAAAAAARU/Nzmbl3hQlIc/s1600-h/fourstory.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069851858701366914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu7Z32_toI/AAAAAAAAARU/Nzmbl3hQlIc/s320/fourstory.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">This will be roasted and presented whole for our first chef's table dinner on Wednesday.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-1983409973926684202007-05-29T01:31:00.000-04:002007-05-29T01:34:06.859-04:00Fresh Quail<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu7A32_tnI/AAAAAAAAARM/L1VMTvwRO1M/s1600-h/quail2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069851429204637298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu7A32_tnI/AAAAAAAAARM/L1VMTvwRO1M/s320/quail2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu6332_tmI/AAAAAAAAARE/_xJSUQ7ktfs/s1600-h/quail.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069851274585814626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu6332_tmI/AAAAAAAAARE/_xJSUQ7ktfs/s320/quail.JPG" border="0" /></a> These quail are so fresh that they still contain eggs!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-22411050613580171482007-05-29T01:29:00.000-04:002007-05-29T01:31:45.274-04:00Cryoblanch<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu6nX2_tlI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/PmxYcMb2CXc/s1600-h/DSC03845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069850991117973074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu6nX2_tlI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/PmxYcMb2CXc/s320/DSC03845.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu6YX2_tkI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/Vn4N-SBtkRc/s1600-h/blossamvak.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069850733419935298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu6YX2_tkI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/Vn4N-SBtkRc/s320/blossamvak.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-48874256866586350932007-05-29T01:16:00.000-04:002007-05-29T01:29:41.743-04:00Biodynamic Agriculture<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu59X2_tjI/AAAAAAAAAQs/W60UltG_cY8/s1600-h/bd2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069850269563467314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu59X2_tjI/AAAAAAAAAQs/W60UltG_cY8/s320/bd2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu50n2_tiI/AAAAAAAAAQk/XEqYk-B2Lys/s1600-h/bd1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069850119239611938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rlu50n2_tiI/AAAAAAAAAQk/XEqYk-B2Lys/s320/bd1.JPG" border="0" /></a> www.jpibiodynamics.org<br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-66760487125143175052007-05-27T12:35:00.000-04:002007-05-27T12:37:45.770-04:00Winburn<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlmztX2_thI/AAAAAAAAAQc/RoFz5IHVq4Q/s1600-h/winburn.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069280447662372370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlmztX2_thI/AAAAAAAAAQc/RoFz5IHVq4Q/s320/winburn.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Whipped Beet Juice</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-10771481122678289642007-05-27T12:33:00.000-04:002007-05-27T12:35:51.580-04:00Saturday Night<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlmzFn2_tgI/AAAAAAAAAQU/BIwCDGnrUW4/s1600-h/tickets.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069279764762572290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlmzFn2_tgI/AAAAAAAAAQU/BIwCDGnrUW4/s320/tickets.JPG" border="0" /></a> 300 covers.....smooth as silk, sometimes we get lucky<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-44523051046398596672007-05-24T00:29:00.000-04:002007-05-24T00:39:04.308-04:00Rita's Beets<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUWb32_tfI/AAAAAAAAAQM/pDT_j5fkL4s/s1600-h/DSC03789.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067981623782258162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUWb32_tfI/AAAAAAAAAQM/pDT_j5fkL4s/s320/DSC03789.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUWRn2_teI/AAAAAAAAAQE/geY_GPT7vW4/s1600-h/DSC03793.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067981447688599010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUWRn2_teI/AAAAAAAAAQE/geY_GPT7vW4/s320/DSC03793.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUVwH2_tdI/AAAAAAAAAP8/yscOSjzuAnM/s1600-h/DSC03794.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067980872162981330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUVwH2_tdI/AAAAAAAAAP8/yscOSjzuAnM/s320/DSC03794.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUU0H2_tcI/AAAAAAAAAP0/PUJIj_K5hb4/s1600-h/DSC03796.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067979841370830274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUU0H2_tcI/AAAAAAAAAP0/PUJIj_K5hb4/s320/DSC03796.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These things taste amazing......<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-74222428717215794192007-05-24T00:26:00.000-04:002007-05-24T00:29:12.225-04:00Old Skool<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUUQH2_tbI/AAAAAAAAAPs/x0MQuMSLh-k/s1600-h/DSC03798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067979222895539634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUUQH2_tbI/AAAAAAAAAPs/x0MQuMSLh-k/s320/DSC03798.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUUHH2_taI/AAAAAAAAAPk/2iA7oUIaZ78/s1600-h/DSC03799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067979068276716962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUUHH2_taI/AAAAAAAAAPk/2iA7oUIaZ78/s320/DSC03799.JPG" border="0" /></a> This wonderful piece of equipment grades the eggs.....<br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-20661232692731895902007-05-24T00:22:00.000-04:002007-05-24T09:54:12.178-04:00The Real ThingA picture really says a thousand words.....<br /><br /><br />We put these things thru the ringer at the restaurant......They are also put thru the ringer before they even leave the farm....<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUTA32_tZI/AAAAAAAAAPc/ppon7N0EtF4/s1600-h/DSC03777.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067977861390906770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUTA32_tZI/AAAAAAAAAPc/ppon7N0EtF4/s320/DSC03777.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-66762024938859660092007-05-24T00:16:00.000-04:002007-05-24T00:20:26.665-04:00Phase II<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUSAH2_tYI/AAAAAAAAAPU/T-uDSuhgRh8/s1600-h/DSC03802.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067976748994377090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUSAH2_tYI/AAAAAAAAAPU/T-uDSuhgRh8/s320/DSC03802.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUR032_tXI/AAAAAAAAAPM/t52vB_TcKHs/s1600-h/DSC03803.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067976555720848754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlUR032_tXI/AAAAAAAAAPM/t52vB_TcKHs/s320/DSC03803.JPG" border="0" /></a> Today the Ping Island Garden was extended....The soil is being prepped for biodynamics and we shall see how things unfold in the next couple of months....<br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-41910430600443419862007-05-22T22:35:00.000-04:002007-05-22T22:37:59.278-04:00Revenge<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlOo6H2_tWI/AAAAAAAAAPE/s5RK1sDQu_Q/s1600-h/DSC03787.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067579722217534818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RlOo6H2_tWI/AAAAAAAAAPE/s5RK1sDQu_Q/s320/DSC03787.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Never Start a practical joke war with a man that owns 165 liters of Liquid Nitrogen....kinda hard to put your shoes on after work when they are -270 degrees C...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-75740548009549140282007-05-18T23:45:00.000-04:002007-05-18T23:47:05.017-04:00Liquid Nitrogen<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rk5zLn2_tVI/AAAAAAAAAO8/xjj7I8W_J7I/s1600-h/nitro.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066113274353792338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rk5zLn2_tVI/AAAAAAAAAO8/xjj7I8W_J7I/s320/nitro.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-41971640327989603702007-05-18T23:43:00.000-04:002007-05-18T23:45:37.231-04:00Foie Gras<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rk5yrH2_tUI/AAAAAAAAAO0/fIXyYXMGZy0/s1600-h/cruel.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066112716008043842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/Rk5yrH2_tUI/AAAAAAAAAO0/fIXyYXMGZy0/s320/cruel.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-77851658309721149652007-05-15T19:24:00.000-04:002007-05-15T19:29:16.418-04:00Fingers Crossed<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RkpCOdh252I/AAAAAAAAAOs/LOj0fgWKKnY/s1600-h/DSC03763.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064933547143784290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RkpCOdh252I/AAAAAAAAAOs/LOj0fgWKKnY/s320/DSC03763.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RkpCB9h251I/AAAAAAAAAOk/UHRlfTfr28Q/s1600-h/empty.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064933332395419474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RkpCB9h251I/AAAAAAAAAOk/UHRlfTfr28Q/s320/empty.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RkpB49h250I/AAAAAAAAAOc/_u-UxFUYLiU/s1600-h/meandrake.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064933177776596802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RkpB49h250I/AAAAAAAAAOc/_u-UxFUYLiU/s320/meandrake.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RkpBwth25zI/AAAAAAAAAOU/IGq9q6QY6Fw/s1600-h/beets.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064933036042676018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RkpBwth25zI/AAAAAAAAAOU/IGq9q6QY6Fw/s320/beets.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I can't wait to cook the vedge from this garden......</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-40456051221337161192007-05-15T12:58:00.000-04:002007-05-15T12:59:47.070-04:00This appeared on the Food and Wine Magazine Blog "Mouthing Off"<a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2007/5/3/Techno-Trend-Debate" _extended="true">How to Cook Like an Avant-Garde Chef</a><br />By Ratha Tep, Assistant Features EditorRelated Categories: <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/Restaurants" _extended="true">Restaurants</a>, <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/Ingredients" _extended="true">Ingredients</a>, <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/News" _extended="true">News</a>, <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/Chefs" _extended="true">Chefs</a><br />In our July issue, you'll see the results of our third annual <a title="What Chefs Know Best 2006" href="http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/what-chefs-know-best-2006" target="_blank" _extended="true">"What Chefs Know Best"</a> poll, a survey of 100 top chefs around the country. Included in the questionnaire: "What food trend do you want to see disappear?" Many of the chefs said molecular cuisine; Todd Gray at <a title="Equinox" href="http://www.equinoxrestaurant.com/" target="_blank" _extended="true">Equinox</a> in Washington, D.C., even replied, "Space-age cooking à la George Jetson." The founders of Gastrotek resoundingly disagree. Launching in about two months, Gastrotek will be the third retail company to sell the chemical powders (methylcellulose, tapioca maltodextrin and the like) beloved by avant-garde chefs. Gastrotek's Web site (up soon, at Gastrotek.com) will offer video clips that demonstrate the basic uses of each chemical, and a DVD will explore more esoteric preparations beyond the now seemingly ubiquitous "caviar balls." One partner in the company (no surprise here) is the superexperimental chef <a title="Sean Brock" href="http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/interview-sean-brock" target="_blank" _extended="true">Sean Brock</a>, who's taken over the legendary Charleston, South Carolina restaurant, <a title="McCrady's" href="http://www.mccradysrestaurant.com/" target="_blank" _extended="true">McCrady's</a>. The other is more unexpected: <a title="Tyler Gray" href="http://www.mccradysrestaurant.com/" target="_blank" _extended="true">Tyler Gray</a> of <a title="Mikuni Wild Harvest" href="http://www.mikuniwildharvest.com/" target="_blank" _extended="true">Mikuni Wild Harvest</a>, known for supplying wild edibles to the likes of top chefs like Thomas Keller. "I work with 700 restaurants, and I get calls every day about where to find these chemical powders," he says. "They're not going anywhere."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-777538956993441682007-05-15T12:50:00.000-04:002007-05-15T19:19:21.651-04:00The Garden<div align="center">My home garden is complete and should be biodynamic by the fall......very exciting...I"ll post pics when things start growing....I have purchased seeds from Italy, France, Virginia and Japan....should be very interesting in deed.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-50213621838565173442007-05-12T22:58:00.000-04:002007-05-12T22:59:40.766-04:00Check It Out....check out Jeff Allen's new blog....<br /><br />some mighty fine writing..<br /><br />enjoy<br /><br /><a href="http://cuisine.ccpblogs.com/">http://cuisine.ccpblogs.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28516602.post-47476625751850904952007-05-04T16:26:00.000-04:002007-05-04T16:30:03.354-04:00Gifts from the Garden<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RjuXhNh25yI/AAAAAAAAAOM/218u_w8yyqE/s1600-h/DSC03714.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060805203104032546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5p5x5mwX5M/RjuXhNh25yI/AAAAAAAAAOM/218u_w8yyqE/s320/DSC03714.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Haikuri Turnips from this morning...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com