Salt on Caramel = Heaven/Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman
Grinding beef for hamburgers/Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman
One of the amazing and gratifying facets of internet e-commerce and communication, is that when I and my business partner Mac Dalton created the coolest wood paddles around we were told loud and clear that we hadn’t done enough. We had a small one and a humongous one, the awesome Spanker, but there was nothing in between. Now there is, thanks to you: The Spankette, created for readers who asked for it. You were right, and we got it right, we hope: the Spankette is the perfect all-purpose flat-edged wooden spoon for daily cooking, stirring that bolognese sauce, that mushroom risotto, gently scraping the bottom of the pan as you stir to prevent scorching and sticking. And they’re beautiful, as Donna’s photo below shows.
The paddle trio: The Spanker, The Spankette, and The Spankie.
Click to Continue ReadingI was cleaning out my iMovies and came across this quick clip my son James filmed a while ago. I'd just been to Bar Symon to break down a hog American style. Matt Harlan was the chef there (he's now back at Lolita, front of the house) and the kitchen was huge; he had a hog ready and a big table to break it down on. I'd done it and written about it but needed to be able to teach someone else to do it. And I needed to be sure my verbal descriptions were accurate. After we'd finished both sides, and Donna and I were packing to go, Matt, aka Chatty Matty, gave me a piece of their prepared pork skins. His boss, Michael Symon, had picked up the technique from Paul Kahan, who serves them at Publican in Chicago. Often, cracklins, ...
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