What did you eat last night for dinner?

Manton · Jul 12, 2011

my chervil plant sprouted about 2 mm and promptly died.

mordecai · Jul 12, 2011

I love parsley, though I think it works best with eggs maybe. I use chervil or chives when I have them. Thyme with chicken.

@mm, the branzino turned out really delicious. Probably my favorite way to prepare it so far, though I haven't made it in a while. I used water instead of egg with the salt, per Russ's suggestion, with better results. Served it with an improv salad of arugula, belgian endive, lemon, olive, green onion, PARSLEY, and other green stuff.

Rambo · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by mgm9128

This was the fish plate, as a whole:

The reason I didn't initially post this shot was because I felt that, although the flavors worked well together, the design and layout just didn't work well as a one plate dish; they look like two separate meals. I think I would have been better off plating the salad separately from the fish, in this case.
See, again, this looks more like artwork than food. Very pretty though.

itsstillmatt · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by Rambo

See, again, this looks more like artwork than food. Very pretty though.
Meh, I don't know how exactly you draw the distinction, or where you do. Still, that plate is not very pretty IMO, so there you go.

mordecai · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by iammatt

Meh, I don't know how exactly you draw the distinction, or where you do.

It's art because he doesn't understand it.

kwilkinson · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by mordecai

It's art because he doesn't understand it.
My Dad has a bumper sticker on his guitar case that says "Just because you're misunderstood doesn't mean you're an artist." Totally random info. But there it is.

mgm9128 · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by mordecai

I love parsley, though I think it works best with eggs maybe. I use chervil or chives when I have them. Thyme with chicken.

I adore parsley in my scrambled eggs. Chives, too.

@mm, the branzino turned out really delicious. Probably my favorite way to prepare it so far, though I haven't made it in a while. I used water instead of egg with the salt, per Russ's suggestion, with better results. Served it with an improv salad of arugula, belgian endive, lemon, olive, green onion, PARSLEY, and other green stuff.

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to use water next time, too. I think the egg was what hardened the salt so much that I needed a hammer and screwdriver to break the damn thing open.

mgm9128 · Jul 12, 2011

If that's art, and it's meant to be "understood", then it's completely coincidental. I just like making my food look pretty. If Matt thinks so or not isn't about misunderstanding it, but rather personal style and preference, which I understand.

mordecai · Jul 12, 2011

The comment was related to some questions he was asking in the art thread awhile ago, and was meant in jest (no WWIII)

mgm9128 · Jul 12, 2011

I know; I take no offense. I took a semester of art theory classes at Pratt, so I get the whole John Berger "ways of seeing" thing.

mordecai · Jul 12, 2011

Rambo · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by iammatt

Meh, I don't know how exactly you draw the distinction, or where you do. Still, that plate is not very pretty IMO, so there you go.
I suppose the easiest way to make the distinction would be if I look at the plate and my first thought isn't "I'd eat that" but "that's pretty. don't touch it or the curator will get mad at you". The murdered fish is a good example. If someone put that in front of me my first thought would be to call the police, not think how tasty a meal it would be.

Originally Posted by mordecai

It's art because he doesn't understand it.
lawl

itsstillmatt · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by Rambo

I suppose the easiest way to make the distinction would be if I look at the plate and my first thought isn't "I'd eat that" but "that's pretty. don't touch it or the curator will get mad at you". The murdered fish is a good example. If someone put that in front of me my first thought would be to call the police, not think how tasty a meal it would be.

It's a ******* piece of fish, a sauce and a few pieces of vegetable.

mordecai · Jul 12, 2011

Originally Posted by NameBack

I wish I could just smirk knowingly at the plebs and be unwavering in my own knowledge of The Truth And The Light as I wiped a stray droplet of Manton's *** from my upper lip.

javyn · Jul 12, 2011

A bunch of cashew sandies and big glass of milk waiting for the chicken to be done.

Then, half a 3.5 lb Keller baked chicken

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