Cesare marinates our meaty heritage breed spare ribs in a medley of familiar Italian ingredients, as well as spezie forte, a complex, often secret spice blend, that is unique to each Italian butcher. He roasts the ribs before marrying them with wine and tomato. They simmer away lazily until melt-in-your-mouth tender.
While every culture has a stew, the Jambalaya originated in Southern Louisiana in the 18th century, with origins before that in Africa and Spain. Jambalaya is rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters and seasoned with herbs. From that definition comes a myriad of different variations including the Cajun tradition and the Creole tradition, among others. The dish boasts a particular blend of herbs and vegetables — think the holy trinity of bell peppers, onion, and celery, which is a version of the classic mirepoix, but with bell peppers in place of carrots. More often than not, Jambalaya features andouille sausage, a variety many people try to make but only few make well (hint: heritage breeds raised on pasture helps!).
Rich Ho is one of the most respected and well liked chefs in NYC. His menu derives from his native Taiwan where he learned the art of the cuisine from family, friends and other chefs. His Ho Foods in the East Village is a tiny jewel of a restaurant serving up some of the best beef noodle soup, scallion pancakes, and lu rou fan which is featured here.
The first pop up I ever held was for a concept I called “Indian Tacos,” teaming up with the chef at a popular neighborhood Brooklyn restaurant that also happened to be my “Cheers,” a real-life version of the TV sitcom bar “where everybody knows your name.” I may be dating myself for the younger audience here. On Monday nights, my “Cheers” was bar only, so I teamed up with the chef to take over the empty kitchen. The idea was to take smaller street-style tortillas and pile them with two options, including a pulled pork play on a classic pork vindaloo curry.
Everybody at Heritage Foods waits with bated breath for when it's seasonally appropriate to eat Choucroute Garnie a l’Alsacienne! Good news, now is the time! We are so excited to share with you a Meal Kit with the ingredients to enjoy this hyper-caloric (while still sustainable!) feast!
With the holidays over and our bellies still full from all those roasts, our appetites are turning towards simple, nourishing meals to keep us warm through winter. The ultimate example of course is soup. Soup is the last stop of the nose-to-tail gastronomic train — bones from heritage breeds make the best stock in the business. Carlo Petrini, the founder of Slow Food, proclaimed the best way to judge a restaurant is to try the soup – there is almost no margin of error when it comes to soup. One can’t dupe on the soup.
The Sea Island Red Pea is a tiny heirloom bean in the Southern US culinary family of “field peas.” They cook quickly, are deep in flavor, and become truly excellent when cooked with cured pork. Our cured Heritage hocks lend a little fat and succulent pieces of meat to these already richly textured beans for a healthy and comforting meal.
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