…and jam, and plum sauce, and dried plums, and plum tarts… But the best part of Clafouti? The reward to effort ratio is huge. Clafouti is not as nearly as tempermental as a souffle, and more substantial than a custard.This is a double recipe, to fill a larger 9×13 pan - glass or ceramic only.
1.5 […]

(( added June 1st, 2007:
Dear Michael Hebberoy,
I’m sorry this post comes up first in Google for “kill the restaurant.”
Dear readers,
Check out Michael’s site for the book he’s writing, Kill The Restaurant, from which a jacked the title for this post. PS: onepot is cool and not the subject of this post.
-XOX, Maggie […]

…and we’re back. The post schedule back in full swing starting now.
I’ve got lots of tasting notes to organize and put up, so I’m going to ask you to do a few things in the next couple months as payment on all this free knowledge. For now, please pick one of the challenges below and […]

Project Runway is the only reality show worth watching. (I used to have my own custom shop.) What are the judges smoking on Project Runway??? Baby Factory better get sent home next week, all I can say. Kane can be tacky, but at least he has range (the Monroe dress?… that couture skirting?). Laura is […]

You know how anyone who uses the word “hip” usually isn’t? Yeah, I feel the same way about the word “mixologist.”
my article Where Bartenders Are Bartenders in the Seattle Weekly
tags: cocktails

These wines, all Marc de Grazia selections, triggered a most emotional response today:
Ciacci Piccolomini D’Aragona 2000 Ateo $35.
Winery: Ciacci Piccolomini D’Aragona
Area: Montalcino in Tuscany
Grapes: Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot
Pronounced “Chachi,” as in Joanie loves, the Ateo has the righteous stink of Italy all over it–dried cherry and sage, and is that tea? Sooo pretty and deep. Feels […]

I’ll go to Portland at the drop of a hat. On a short recon trip to Bullseye glass, we managed to keep our blood sugar levels high and our blood alcohol steady. Bar Pastiche is a great first stop before the hotel. They have true tapas, the kind that cost a dollar or two, none […]

Have you heard about the new brewery in Greenland making beer from melting inland ice? Here’s a little something from me in the Seattle Weekly:
What Would Al Gore Drink?
tags: beer