Food Blog:
Cook In.
Eat Out.
Miss Tenacity.
New Mexico.
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Tuesday, October 5
No "Signature" for me, thanks.
I don't want to have a signature dish. When a party comes calling, cries for "that chocolate thing" will fall on deaf ears. If the family makes a holiday request for "the thing from last year", it will be ignored.
To have a signature dish, to me, says a few things. On the positive side, it can say "perfection" and "honing" and "experience". Those attributes are fine, but it also says, "stagnation" to me. It says, "I've found my 'thing' and I'm not budging from it!"
This year when you are tempted (or begged) to regurgitate your specialty once again, revolt. Rebel. Reject.
Take a different route. Give your friends and family a gustatory pleasure they've not had before. Something within their range of appreciation, but pushing the boundaries of their ordinary cuisine. Obviously don't try to unveil before your "meat + 2" parents a towering sculpture of foie gras and truffled leeks. Keep your goal in mind - to tempt and inspire, not horrify and appall. Perhaps some porcini mushrooms and a hint of truffle oil in those mashed potatoes? Let your experience and your guest's history be your guide. Above all: don't be afraid. They're your friends and family - they can't hate you forever.
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CONTACT ME: tenacity -at- gmail.com
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