By The Hack Every day the Hack would read updates on The Chef Shack and other food trucks distributing their goodies at locations nowhere near where he worked, which is in an awkward spot in… Village Farmer’s Market, Chef Shack, etc.
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on the Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food-Producing Animals The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance intended to help reduce the development of resistance to medically… FDA pushes antibiotics reduction in food-producing animals
Look at that. Ugly, ain’t it? The Hack was slightly mystified by the stuff, this black (fermented) garlic. He received a sample from the fine folks at Classic Provisions a while back (available retail, so… TKC: Black garlic—ugly and damn good.
By The Hack Most of you saw the story in the Strib yesterday, but if not, Rick Nelson reported that Lenny Russo, the chef and owner at Heartland Restaurant will likely move to St. Paul's… Russo to move Heartland to Lowertown
Maybe I was too self absorbed this weekend, but I missed the official passage. Finally! The note is the official city release. —The Hack April 2, 2010 (MINNEAPOLIS) The Minneapolis City Council today unanimously approved… Minneapolis approves expansion of mobile food vending Downtown
By The Hack As y'all already know, the Twin Cities lost (at least temporarily) Heidi's and Blackbird, two great Minneapolis restaurants (along with a number of other fine businesses) in a fire last month. To… Fork the Fire
By The Hack As a cat owner and dog owner who doesn't look upon them as potential protein source, I would likely have tried one of these traditional dishes if I ever I travel to… Eating dogs, cats, could be off the menu…in China
By The Hack The last night the dining room at Restaurant Max in Minneapolis was packed and the buzz thick, what with the Vikings’ game on and the anticipation of Saffron Chef and Co-Owner Sameh Wadi’s… Wadi meets Vikings’ fate in Iron Chef
A fella we’re lucky to have in town. –The Hack Chef Sameh Wadi, owner of Saffron Restaurant & Lounge will be the first Minnesotan to compete on Iron Chef America when he appears on the show later… Saffron’s Sameh Wadi first Minnesota chef to compete in Iron Chef
Question: When is the last time you have seen hunks of pork quite like this:
One does not usually couple the term “marbling” with pork, but look at them. Look. At. Them. Especially the porterhouse pictured at the top. Marbling. It makes The Hack want to sing.
Commodity pork, for the last 20 plus years (at least) has been bred to be lean, so the pork industry could sell it as “The Other White Meat.” Lean meat means lean flavor, and a tendency to dry out during the cooking process.