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Cooking with Alex Pardee and Upper Playground

This is the 2nd round of cooking with the artist featured on walrus TV and Upper Playground. This is a 6 part video series. This is a full day of cooking with Alex Pardee I had a great time working with him, he was a lot of fun and wasn’t afraid to eat. I must say the piece he did for me is great,  thanks again for playing Alex.

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Outside magazine winter comfort food

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This January issue of Outside magazine has a feature on winter comfort food, and they also put together a video with me cooking a recipe. I have included the recipe here after the break for those who cant find it online.

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Buying good pigs

This is a short video about sustainable pigs that was shot for NBC 11 here in the bay area.

Amuse Cochon Recap

What a great event give 5 chefs each a different breed of pig and see what they come up with. This was so much fun to be given a breed of pig I had never worked with before the mangalista. A crazy wooly pig with a ton of fat, and lots of flavor. One of the highlights of the event for me was to spend some time with a true master of pork Mr. Allen Benton, who was not only super fun but a true believer of educating the next generation of the proper use of the magical animal the pig.

Shmeat?

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Grist has an intresting article on the subject of shmeat. Do you really want to know what it is? I have voiced my concerns in the past and, as usual, PETA has been helping this product to be approved for human consumption. I am afraid that it will primarily be consumed by people who are of a lower socio-economical status.. What is that old saying, “shit rolls down hill” ? So, that must mean “shmeat rolls down hill” as well. It will end up in processed food, which goes to children in schools who depend on school lunch programs, and families who don’t have enough money. As well as most major fast food outlets that will grind this product into burgers as well as meat nuggets. This product will once again dumb down the palates and fatten the bodies of children. Take a look at the article, and speak up before star trek food is in the food system without you even knowing it.

Iron Chef America Top 10 Greatest Moments

In battle garlic against Iron Chef Mario Batali I presented the judges with a split squab head, and instructed the judges to suck the brains out. This moment has been given the honor of being number 3 on the top 10 greatest moments. This is a huge surprise since there have been so many amazing chefs who have done many amazing things in stadium kitchen.

Star Chefs on Charcuterie

A very well done article on starting a in house curing program was written on Star Chefs. They reached out to Zach Allen from Las Vegas and myself, for some insite on how we started our progams and learned to produce in house. This is a great idea it answers alot of the frequently asked questions, now it boils down to following threw with the decision to do it. Here is the article, Star Chefs Charcuterie.

At the table with… Canada

For all of my Canadian Readers or anyone with dish you can check out my “At the table with”, I was blown away when they asked me to be a part of this. The caliber of the chefs they have worked with is amazing and I am honored to be among them. The Canadian food network team”Anthony and christoph” spent 8 days with me in SF and NYC filming and interviewing friends, colleagues, and family members. This is basically my life condensed into a 1/2 hour. They collected all my photos from my childhood until present I cant wait to see how this show turns out. I haven’t even seen it and its my life. Check your local listing and watch please let me know what you think.

Iron Chef America Again!!

I am sure you all remember the first battle againsts Mario Batali.

Yes the rumor is true I am going back for another shot, as seen here in the ABC News video “Iron Chef Secrets Revealed”. I am honored to have been asked back to stadium kitchen. This is what you all wanted; the battle between me and my friend, Iron Chef Michael Symon. This coming Sunday October 26th tune in to Food Network and watch. Look for your local listings.