MAGNETOSPHERE

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I don't have a favorite cooking tool. In the kitchen, I always have my pencil and notebook in my hand. I cook more theoretically than I do practically. My job is creative, and in the kitchen, the biggest part of my creativity is theoretical. The pencil has a symbolic meaning for me. The type of person who carries a pencil around is the type of person who's open to change. Someone who walks around with a pen isn't; he's the opposite.
FERRAN ADRIÀ, GQ, Jul. 27, 2011

Ionization--the process by which a neutral atom, or a cluster of such atoms, becomes an ion. This may occur, for instance, by absorbtion of light ("photoionization") or by a collision with a fast particle ("impact ionization"). Also, certain molecules (such as table salt or sodium chloride, NaCl) are formed by natural ions (like Na+ and Cl-) held together by their electric attraction, and they may fall apart when dissolved in water (which weakens the attraction), enabling the solution to conduct electricity.

LAGRANGIAN POINT

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AURORAL OVAL

ADIABATIC INVARIANT

Annatto, sometimes called roucou or achiote, is derived from the seeds of the achiote trees of tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The seeds are sourced to produce a carotenoid-based yellow to orange food coloring and flavor.

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UNEXPECULUM

EXTRACTION IV

R: A sandwich with pizzazz, Jen's Jamaican Jerk Burger made an attractive presentation on a thick, whole-wheat seeded bun. The well-seasoned filling was an awesome combination of black beans and walnuts, nicely spiced jerked portabella, leeks, and sliced mango with an aioli of saffron mango--truly unlikely ingredients that came together with fabulous flavor. Jen chose the roasted kale and golden potato chips for her side dish.

From SAGE VEGAN BISTRO

Z: Chuck's French Grain Bowl was the most unique dish at the table and was innovatively plated in a large, shallow white soup bowl. That's the dish I'll probably order on our return visit. A stunning banquet of grains, this combo consisted of Basmati rice, quinoa, and brown lentils sautéed with a plethora of chopped and diced vegetables including fennel, green beans, and parsnips. Perched in the center over the grains was a half-slice of olive-rosemary wheat bread topped with a generous, blob of artichoke puree. Although the dish was served with a small sauce bowl of orange-fennel sauce on the side, Chuck thoroughly enjoyed his tasty meal without the sauce.

From SAGE VEGAN BISTRO

R: The Grilled Eggplant Sandwich Zel ordered was a pungently flavored medley of thinly sliced, grilled eggplant, sliced artichoke hearts, and tender, marinated portabella slices layered with an irresistible olive tapenade and finished with a touch of horseradish. The chef chose to serve this assertively flavored filling between slices of artisanal olive rosemary wheat bread. Clearly, experienced hands in the kitchen composed each dish with creative flair.

THE TSUKA//THE SAYA

CENOZOIC MAGNITUDE

KITCHO LUNAR DAYDREAMS

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We want to be sure that it has that drama to it, that vividness to it, that focus, that cleanliness to it that is going to say something to you. (Thomas Keller)

REDUCTION OF ABSOLUTE ZERO

USAGI YOJIMBO

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EXTRACTION III

Okay, so lately I have been hitting Sage Vegan Bistro often. That's what happens when you get injured and can't cook for yourself. Anyway, I came upon this amazing vegan creation by accident. This is the last thing I would have ever ordered on the Sage menu. I am not a big fan of foods that imitate the very foods I no longer eat. Even when I used to eat meat, I would rarely be tempted to order a bacon chili cheeseburger. Well, the waiter at Sage gave me the wrong order. I had ordered their Chipotle Burger and got this instead. As I was eating it I wondered why it tasted so much like a Tommy's Chili Cheeseburger. It did not taste like chipotle at all. I was so hungry that I didn't really think about it much longer until I got the check and realized I had eaten a Bacon Chili Cheeseburger, vegan of course. Well, it was a good thing the waiter made this mistake because I would have probably never ordered this. It was one great meal, like a Tommy's Chili Cheeseburger minus the bloating, acid reflux, flatulence, saturated fat, salt, and guilt.

Here's what's in the burger: tempeh bacon, homemade black bean chili, harissa, and sundried tomato cashew cheese, white bean and roasted pepper patty, homemade spicy dill pickles, lettuce, heirloom tomato, red onion, and garlic aioli.


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SUNDIAL SANDSTONE AND HOURGLASS

“When you acknowledge, as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear: to make people happy, that is what cooking is all about.”
― Thomas Keller, The French Laundry Cookbook

THE ALCHEMY OF FRICTION