I swirl a little bit of cream in the soup at the very end and put the mint leaf right in the middle of the swirl. It's easy enough and adds a nice textural and flavor point.
I'll be at the Burlington (well, Essex Junction) campus. I'm changing careers after eleven years in the internet/technology world and spent a long time doing due diligence about culinary schools. This involved talking to students, chef...
I can't speak for Jim, but I'll be writing about my experiences at NECI starting in December. It won't be a blog per se; I don't think it will be updated regularly enough to be called that. Those writings will be my way of improving my...
The River Inn in Plainfield isn't too far out of the way and is a wonderful touch of Southern cooking in the North. My wife and I are moving to Burlington in October so that I can start at NECI in December.
In the Peidmont region of North Carolina I use this list from our local farmers market, just like shroomgirl recommends,
http://www.durhamfarmersmarket.com/calendar.mgi
There is a teaching hospital in Charleston that could be a huge boon to your business. Start calling anyone and everyone there that arranges lunches for students, residents, meetings, conferences and the like. I work at Duke University,...
It should be said that if you do have flowers that are edible you still need to make sure that their flavor matches the final dish. My wife once put the most beautiful blue flowers in a bowl of fresh mango sorbet only to discover that...
The best meal I've ever had while visiting New Orleans wasn't in New Orleans. It was in Abita Springs at the Longbranch, and more than worth the drive there and back.
How about just tossing some incredibly fresh seasonable vegetables (carrot, mini squash, radish, spring onion, etc.) with a light coating of olive oil and a little bit of salt and pepper.
Look into Mexican Paletas which are frozen popcicles based in water or cream and flavored with a wide variety of ingredients. We have a shop here in Durham called Loco Pops (google for comments and reviews) and they make some...
