Yogurt-Brown Sugar Panna Cotta with Balsamic Fruit

By Eliot, on June 29th, 2013%

A review of a truly “local” restaurant and a dish inspired by that meal. Keep reading for two (almost three) recipes: yogurt-brown sugar panna cotta, “100-year-old” Balsamic, and putting it all together. . . . → Read More: Yogurt-Brown Sugar Panna Cotta with Balsamic Fruit

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Texas dining

By Eliot, on May 31st, 2013%

Our destination was Houston but we ended up experiencing France and Italy. . . . → Read More: Texas dining

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Orange Blossom Panna Cotta with Campari Foam

By Eliot, on April 18th, 2013%

I adore panna cotta and I definitely do not make it enough. Panna cotta was the perfect dessert choice for the end of our Modern Italian Cooking class with Chef Marcus of Tavolo.

Orange Blossom Panna Cotta From Chef Marcus Vause of Tavolo

1 qt. cream 1 T. orange juice 1 t. orange blossom . . . → Read More: Orange Blossom Panna Cotta with Campari Foam

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Chicken Saltimbocca with Caponata

By Eliot, on April 16th, 2013%

Chef Marcus’ modern take on traditional Italian recipes. . . . → Read More: Chicken Saltimbocca with Caponata

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Pasta Puttanesca

By Eliot, on April 14th, 2013%

The next course after the charred octopus was Chef Marcus’ take on Pasta Puttanesca. Puttanesca can be loosely translated to “spicy like a prostitute” and most puttenesca sauces are spicy. Chef Marcus switched it up a bit with his rendition.

(This post is the next installment of our Modern Italian Cuisine Cooking Class with Chef . . . → Read More: Pasta Puttanesca

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Amuse-bouche and an Italian Compote

By Eliot, on April 10th, 2013%

This was a tasty little bite which inspired me to create my own Italian preserve: Triple Berry Mostarda . . . → Read More: Amuse-bouche and an Italian Compote

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Go West, youngman, Go West

By Eliot, on March 6th, 2013%

Cowboy cooking used to consist of beans and hardtack with maybe some freshly butchered T-bones thrown in a skillet over a campfire. Then Chef Tim Love introduced contemporary cowboy cuisine at his Lonesome Dove Western Bistro located in the Ft. Worth Stockyards. We have dined at Chef Tim Love’s Lonesome Dove and loved . . . → Read More: Go West, youngman, Go West

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A mini-vacation…

By Eliot, on August 6th, 2012%

A great art museum, an impressive farmers market, and a few eateries. . . . → Read More: A mini-vacation…

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Dining in Santa Fe

By Eliot, on January 2nd, 2012%

Some dining adventures from our Christmas trip to Santa Fe. . . . → Read More: Dining in Santa Fe

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