It only took 8 episodes for the producers of Top Chef to show some true love to DC. Not only did they focus on our fascination with Ethiopian food, they also sent a hefty $10K donation over to DC Central Kitchen, in the name of José Andrés. I tip my hat to you, Bravo.
Keep reading for what this week’s loser has to say.
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Now that I’ve got your attention with that amazing looking chef sauce, I’d like to tell you about a recent trip I made, to Scottsdale, AZ. I was invited by Thermador to check out their test kitchen and in particular, the new Thermador Steam and Convection Oven.
Having not grown up in America I was never exposed to the Thermador line of appliances, and those of you who live in DC probably have GE in your cookie cutter apartments, so I haven’t yet come across it here either, although it was the kitchen of choice for The Brady Bunch and Julia Child.
Being in a test kitchen with a personal chef for the day (above: Chef Kyle) I knew I’d be treated to some five-star cooking — a perfectly uniform beef tenderloin, salmon wellington, tomato jam, creme brulee and pears in red wine were just a sampling of what was prepared using this new style of oven — but in true ES fashion, this is not what I wanted to know. I wanted to get down to the nitty gritty; what can this oven do for me in an everyday capacity? After all, at $3k I need to get my money’s worth.
Keep reading to see how I tested the oven the Endless Simmer way.
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The best part about living in a different country from where I grew up is that I come across new and unique things almost daily, even after seven years of living in DC.
On a recent shopping trip a friend told me of a cake called Neiman Marcus. A cake named after a department store, only in America. Being a gay he denied ever eating it (although you’d never guess) so he wasn’t sure what was in it or if it had any relationship to its namesake. However, he was kind enough to find a recipe for me — knowing my love of spending money and food it seemed like the perfect way to keep me from an afternoon at the mall.
Apparently my lack of baking skills really showed with this one — check out what happened after the jump.
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The Russian president gets Ray’s Hell Burger and all my PM gets is a lousy street hot dog.
(Photo: Edward Reed)
Jump in and eat… If only eating was always this much fun.
Look at Padma and those knee highs, hawt.
But I digress- this week’s episode of Top Chef felt more like farmville than anything politico. The chef’testants murdered Chesapeake Blue Crab before our eyes and headed out to Ayrshire Farm in VA for the elimination challenge.
Read on to hear what last night’s loser has to say about packing his/her knives.
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Event of the Week: Urbana celebrates its 4th birthday with $4 small plates and a $40 4-course menu all week (July 19 – 25). Be sure to try the delectable crab beignets or the duck meatballs, and rinse them down with a cilantro-infused Far Land Fare cocktail.
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