Archive for July, 2010
Friday, July 30th, 2010
What initially started as a “Fiesta at Rick’s” book release party morphed into a huge joint celebration: ”Fiesta at Rick’s” debut at #9 on the New York Times Best Seller List, AND the first pouring of Marisol, Frontera’s delicious, bright-tasting new draft beer brewed by Goose Island. Boy did I feel lucky to have the people who helped make this book what it is (my wife, my daughter, my long-tome editor, the book’s photographer, close friends and family) all together in my backyard, eating, drinking and dancing till way after the sun went down. Check out the pictures of the party (and of my live Sirius XM Radio Broadcast–we broadcasted from the party!–featuring Chef Art Smith of Table 52 and mixologist Adam Seger of Nacional 27.
RB
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Recipe for Week 2:
” Rst 1#tomtllos,1 on,3 grlc,3 serranos;puree;sear n oil 2 thkn;simr w 2c broth,.5c crema.Oil,micrwv 12 torts,roll w rstd veg,sauce, chs, bake “
Wow, this week we received even more entries! You people really know what you are doing! It was much harder this time around to choose the winners. Again, I went with simplicity, smile-provoking beauty and mouthwatering punch. For week two, here are my winners:
First Place: Pam S.
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
Recipe for Week 1:
” Sear 1.25# bnls chix brst; cool, cube. Brn 1 onion,add 3 grlc,2 poblanos (rstd,pld,slcd),6 oz chard,1c broth,1c crema.Boil2 thickn.Add chix “
Thanks SO much to the dozens and dozens of people who made such beautiful food from a cryptic 140 character recipe! You’re incredible. It was so hard to choose winners. So I went with simplicity, smile-provoking beauty and mouthwatering punch. And a gentle nudge for this week’s competition: a flash is food photography’s greatest enemy. For week one, here are my winners:
First Place: Alisa P.
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