RadioGastronomy The table as the gravitational center of our lives.
Breakfast & Brunch
Short Rib Hash with Tri-Color Potatoes & Poached Egg
“Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.” -Oscar Wilde, 19th century Irish trouble-maker, playwright, author, and style icon
Parmigiano Reggiano, Black Pepper, & Buttermilk Biscotti
“No, I do not want a biscotti with that.” “God! How can you stand these assholes?” “Some people are OK, but mostly I just feel like poisoning everybody.” -Thora Birch’s Enid and Scarlett Johansson’s Rebecca reacting to a rude coffee shop customer in 2001′s indie darling Ghost World
Buttermilk Scones with Apple, Cheddar, & Thyme
“Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn’t.” -Friedrich Nietzsche, German existentialist, nihilist, and polymath
Fried Eggs with Feta-Creamed Spinach, Tomato Confit, & Dill-Onion Crumbs
“The hen is the egg’s way of making another egg.” -Victorian-era thinker, amateur evolutionist, utopian, and writer Samuel Butler
Homemade Ciabatta Bread
“I think there probably should be a rule that if you’re talking about how many loaves of bread a bullet will go through, it’s understood that you mean lengthwise loaves. Otherwise, it makes no sense.” -Jack Handey, American humorist and creator of the infamous Mike Nesmith-narrated ‘Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey’ sketches on Saturday Night Live
Sage & Buttermilk Biscuits
“Whole worlds have been tamed by men who ate biscuits.” -The truly incomparable Jeff Bridges as the aging, troubled, fading country music star Bad Blake in 2009′s Oscar darling Crazy Heart
Souffléd Lemon, Poppyseed, & Ricotta Pancakes
“I was making pancakes the other day and a fly flew into the kitchen. And that’s when I realized that a spatula is a lot like a fly-swatter. And a crushed fly is a lot like a blueberry. And a roommate is a lot like a fly eater.” -Demetri Martin, American Comedian & Smarty-Pants Polymath
Homemade Ricotta Cheese
“Society is commonly too cheap. We meet at very short intervals, not having had time to acquire any new value for each other. We meet at meals three times a day, and give each other a new taste of that old musty cheese that we are.” -Henry David Thoreau, American transcendentalist, tree-hugger, political activist, and writer
Homemade Bagels
“You are getting sleepy. You…..are no longer a cat. You are a bagel.” -ALF, wise-guy Melmac ex-pat alien and late-80′s sitcom hero, attempting to hypnotize Lucky, the Tanner’s cat
Crostini with Grilled Radish, Anchovy Compound Butter, & Micro Greens
“I know I’m an acquired taste – I’m anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.” -Tori Amos, American pianist, singer, composer, lyrical master, and fellow redhead
Ripe Banana & Toasted Walnut Yogurt Loaf
“Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.” -Groucho Marx, be-moustached, be-spectacled American comedian & vaudevillian
Herb-Baked Eggs with Creamy Sorrel Sauce
“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.” -George Orwell, brilliant English dystopian writer and socio-political critic
Homemade Cherry, Raisin, & Nut Granola
“We’re developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals & automobiles, but won’t be able to think.” -Rod Serling, American creator/narrator of the incomparable television series The Twilight Zone
Home-Cured Gravlax
“You piss me off you Salmon…..You’re too expensive in restaurants.” -Eddie Izzard, incredible British comedian, actor, and occasional transvestite
Cream Scones with Wild Blueberries & Lemon Zest
“It happens every time. They all become blueberries.” -Gene Wilder, quirky American actor (and once-upon-a-time husband to the amazing Gilda Radner) as Willy Wonka in the brilliant 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Savory Egg, Bacon, and Leek Tart
“I’d rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post which any human power can give.” -Thomas Jefferson, American badass (and forefather, and yeah, President – but mostly a badass)
Brown Butter Maple Apple Walnut Muffins
“Adam was but human – this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple’s sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent.” -Mark Twain, American writer and totally awesome dude that has written and said a whole bunch of totally awesome stuff
Orange and Cardamom Yogurt Loaf
“Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears – it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear.” -Oliver Sacks, British neurologist, author, and all-around fascinating human
Crostini with Farmer Cheese, Radish, and Dill Spread
“I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family.” -Björk, eccentric Icelandic singer, avant-garde composer, producer, and actress
Puff Pastry Fruit Tart
“Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.” -Anton Chekhov, Russian writer and father of the modern short story
Creamed Chipped Beef (S.O.S.)
“An army marches on its stomach.” -Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political figure