Posts Tagged ‘black truffle’

Pheasant Cordon Bleu – Chestnut Veloute, Compressed Sunchokes, Black Truffle

In the present economic climate – and considering I do my best to run this restaurant and other venues here as though I’m the proprietor – I will only splurge for the luxury of truffles for New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day. Even then I will only bring in black and not white. I’m sure [...]


Back to Black – Black Garlic Risotto, Black Truffle & Black Walnut Crusted Veal Sweetbreads

Michael Nagrant recently wrote on his twitter account that “black garlic is so five minutes ago.” So considering I was already falling behind, I figured it was time for me to jump in before it was, “so ten minutes ago.” This dish actually wasn’t born with the desire to use black garlic, but with the [...]


Sliders of Foie Gras Torchon, Persimmons, Tokai Gelée, Black Truffles

A little tongue in cheek fun with a serious preparation we pulled out for New Year’s Eve. The foie in torchon was a staple at Le Cirque. It was always a preparation Chef Sottha Khunn would do by himself, and I still remember the day he passed the torchon torch on to me. From de-veining, [...]