Posts Tagged Heston
Which chicken?
This is a shop in La Boqueria, Barcelona, selling only chicken (? maby duck).
It’s great when writing medical notes I add a question mark in front of a point – it makes it all ok and valid.
I was reading Heston Blummenthal’s book In Search of Perfection on the perfect roast chicken (book, video) I am drooling to make a roast chicken. Secretly I haven’t tried roasting a whole bird. Which chicken should I use? Look at the chioice of birds in that shop!
Heston liked the Bresse chicken from France, though he used one from the UK with good flavour while supporting local farmers. The recipie involved soaking the bird in brine over night, drying it in the fridge, roasting it at a low temperature and then browning the skin to finish it off.
Sadly in Hamilton, there isn’t much to choose from. When I fire that oven, I will post the chicken on my blog. Tomorrow is apple and rhubarb with crumble to top.
Blumenthal and Keller plus more
Posted by tzuyen in Food, Literature on March 24, 2009
From the 2009 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. The next day we had dinner at Vue de Monde by Shane Osborn and Marcus Eaves. Left to right, top to bottom:
Theirry Marx on how his life in Japan and France influenced his philosophy on his food. In France it’s half about the ingredient and half on the technique. In Japan, it’s 90% on the ingredient (sacred and spiritual) and the 10% is traditional techniques. Seasonality from day to day is also something he observed in Japan
Thomas Keller and Heson Blumenthal, with Neil Perry on issues on their approach to the culinary arts. It’s also about a balance of haute cusine and giving something back to the community and environment.
Thomas and his 3 exellent books.
Party at Giuseppe, Arnaldo & Sons. This is the tuna station. Without a doubt, the toro portion was my favorite.
Carlo Cracco: Marinated egg yolk with parmesan water, toasted butter breadc crumbs, poppy seeds and dried tomatoes
Thomas and Heston and me!
Carlo Cracco: Egg yolk pasta, tomatoes, fried basil and sardines