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foie gras

Review: Orchids at the Palm Court

March 14, 2011

Sometimes, you just have to let a chef do what a chef does best. This will not be a typical wmdm review: no pictures. I might even flub up what a few of the courses were. Sometimes, you just have to enjoy the experience as you’re in it. This is one of those cases. The [...]

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News and Tasting: Palace Restaurant at the Cincinnatian Hotel

April 22, 2009

(Pictures coming soon) I had the opportunity to chat (along with Michelle) with Jose Salazar, the (relatively) new chef at The Palace at the Cincinnatian Hotel. Chef Jose is a lot of fun–  he has a pretty diverse background, having grown up in both Amish Country and Queens.  He’s obviously charmed by the city, and [...]

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Shock and Foie

March 10, 2009

Check out this fantastic manifesto on sustainability and organ meat and how a diet– that includes foie gras, seriously– fulfills the pattern of creation and destruction inherent in how the Earth works.  It’s written by the chef of Incanto in SF, Chris Cosentino.  Incredibly well-thought out and interesting, even if you’re on the veg*n side [...]

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