Ideas in Food
I've been reading Ideas in Food ever since Alexander left a comment on my slow-roasted salmon post. It's written by two professional chefs (Alexander and Aki) in charge of the kitchen at a Colorado resort. The platings are mouth-watering temptations I could never achieve, but their site is more than pretty pictures. The two chefs use the site to share their philosophies and explore new taste combinations. Their posts often give me something to ruminate over (so to speak). Case in point: banana vinaigrette made with bacon grease and paired with scallops . The combination of flavors sounds odd at first, but with some thought it made sense to me. Now if I could just find an excuse to be in rural southern Colorado at some point...
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