PPX New Orleans (Blog).: 05.2008 A Gastronomic Month...

Perusing through some old email the other day, I happened upon a spreadsheet from some adventures both North and South of the Mason-Dixon Line. In understanding how to cook food, a person must step back and understand their dining habits. Personal standards are not like a light switch, where they can turn on and off, because then, its not a standard but a conviction. Each time you pick up a fork, someone is reaping the benefit of your money. Whether someone is cooking for you, or someone has farmed for you, each dollar is a vote of your personal standard. So enjoy a meal with friends, talk about where the food your eating comes from, and local produce is more ear appealing than breakfast burritos. As Bruce Lee would say, use "emotional content" in your actions.

Date

Restaurant

Time

Cocktails

First Course

Second Course

Third Course

Fourth Course

Fifth Course

Wine

Dessert

Apertif

^5/3/2008

^{Bar Boulud}

^{11.30 pm}

^n/a

^{Charcuterie Plate/Ibiraco Ham}

^{Arugula Salad w/ Fried Shaved artichoke, olive dressing}

^{Skate w. capers, potatoes, spinach}

^{Arctic Char, Fennel and Tomatoes}

^{Chassagne Montrachet}

^{French Dessert Wine}

^{Crème Fraiche mousse, Grapefruit sorbet, violette marshmellow}

^5/4/2008

^{Spotted Pig}

^1pm

^{pimm's cup; campari thing}

^{Chicken liver toast, herring pinwheels, deviled eggs}

^{cubano sandwiche}

^{Endive salad with soft boiled Duck eggs}

^{Riesling: Marcel Deiss}

^5/4/2008

^Veritas

^8pm

^{mt. gay soda w/ lemon}

^{California Osetra caviar with finely chopped separated eggs, melted butter, buckwheat bilinis}

^{Lamb ragout with somekind of gnocchi grub looking thing}

^{Berkshire Porkchop with pea mash}

^Himachi

^{Fluke sashimi}

^{Jean Foillard Morgon, Cote de Py, Crus Beaujolais;}^{Stoli, Peter Pieter Champagne}

^5/17/2008

^Luke

^1pm

^{Pate de campagne w/muscat gelee and potted Berkshire pork}

^{Luke Burger}

^{Crab maison…delicious}

^{Beet, pistacio, and clemson blue cheese salad}

^5/18/2008

^Ignatius

^{2.30 pm}

^{Abita Strawberry}

^Gumbo

^{Small Ceasar}

^{Roast Beef Poboy}

^5/18/2008

^Ignacious

^3pm

^{Strawberry harvest Abita beer}

^{Gumbo and rice}

^{Roast Beef Po-boy}

^{Grilled alligator sausage w/cabbage}

^5/18/2008

^{Chef Matt cooks @ Hudson's for friends of Yobreaux}

^6pm

^{Mint and keylime concoction}

^{Charcuterie Plate from St. James cheese Factory: prosciutto, salami, beef cheek terrine from Cochon, sopressate, and an assortment of cheeses.}

^{Prosciutto wrapped melon, jicama/citrus/chipolte salad, beet and ricotta salata salad}

^{Grass fed Chilean beef, mushroom beychemelle, mashed potatoes}

^{Taxcolina Goriotiko, Chateau Fuisse "Les Blules" Pouilly Fuisse, Tres Picos Grenacia, Les Pigoulet Vin de Vaucluse, Altano Red Douro}

^5/19/2008

^{Crabby Jack's}

^{12.00 pm}

^Sodas

^{Fried Green tomato w/ shrimp remoulade}

^{Couchon de lait poorboy}

^{Fish Tacos}

^5/21/2008

^CIA

^6.30pm

^{raspberry apple juice}

^{scallop and crawfish hot dog w/ lobster oil}

^{cold duck confit pasta salad}

^{smoked duck w/ olive tapanade}

^{gnocchi w/ truffle oil and cheese}

^{cherry sorbet, nectarine sorbet}

^{Vanilla panacotta, passion fruit cake, chocolate mousse}

^5/23/2008

^{CIA Boston}

^{All Day}

^{Crab/Orzo pasta w/ vinaigrette}

^{Saltimbocca, Mashed Potatoes}

^{Bellpepper Crawfish Risotto}

^{Broccoli Raab, Portabello, Fennel}

^{Eggplant, Bacon, Cinnamon Wrap}

^{L'Arpent des Vaudons Sauvignon Loire Valle; Rosso Estella Lambrusco}

^{Colterenzio Muller Thurga; 2005 Le Meurger Bourgogne Chardonnay}

^{Matua Valley Marlborough Sauv Blanc}

^{Centine Banfi 2006; Fitz Ritter 2003 Spatlese Pflaz}

^5/24/2008

^{CIA Boston}

^{All Day}

^{French Toast Battle}

Jambalya, Fried catfish, Crab Cakes, Spinach Salad

^{2005 Chinon Les Granges Bernard Baudry; 2006 Saumur Lieu-dit Les PouchesChennin Blanc}

^{Cusumano Nero D'Avola 2007; 2003 Cabanon de Pascal Ligneres}

^{Evolution Sokol Blosser Winery Luck Intention}

^{2001 Steinklotz Alsace Grand Cru Helfrich Gewurtztraminer}

^{2006 Dr Konstantin Dry RieslingFinger Lakes}

^{Chateau de Flaugergues 2005Red Languedoc}

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