photo: Beata Bernina
Another Look at Mc Grath Family Farm
Here you will see that photographers George Simian and Beata Bernina did a site visit at Mc Grath Family Farm to scout for our Farm to Table Dinner where we will be cooking from Phil’s organic farm next week with Habit Wine and Bash, Please. It will be a fabulous and beautiful feast!
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Black Betty Hits the Westside
Last Sunday Migs, Peter and I worked the Good Food Fest over in Santa Monica which was so much fun because nobody knew what a Lasagna Cupcake was over on the west side. “Lasagna what? Is it sweet?”
Lasagna Cupcake™, no it is not sweet. It is formed with hand made pasta using organic eggs.
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Breakfast Does A Body Good
Tonight for our Monday Night Tasting at Silverlake Wine we will be serving breakfast from 5-9 off our Food Truck, Black Betty. Come drink excellent wine and end your day up right.
The Heirloom LA “Mc Griddle”
Housemade Pork Sausage + Smokey Frittata sandwiched between Blueberry Maple Pancake Buns
Huevos Rancheros
Organic Sunny Side Up Eggs with Housemade Tortillas, Tongue of Fire Beans, Roasted Salsa + Avocado
Country Fried Potato “Skillet”
Country Fried Potatoes with Soft Scrambled Eggs, Maple Bacon,baby Green + Red Onions, Charred Shishito Peppers + Queso Fresco
Slow Braised Breakfast Hash
Organic Egg with Roasted Potatoes, Fresh Snap Peas, Sweet Corn, Sweet + Sour Onions, Grilled Garlic Toast, + Romesco Sauce
Wet Vegetarian or Housemade Chorizo Breakfast Burrito
Bacon, Egg + Mac-n-Cheese Lasagna Cupcake
Farmer’s Market Fruit Salad
Frisee, Chicory, + Little Gem Lettuces, Sliced Asian Pears, Apples, Baked Ricotta, Toasted Sunflower Seeds + Almond Orange Vinaigrette
PBJ Donut
all items available vegetarian
photos: George Simian
Saturday, September 17
Santa Monica Farmer’s Market is 30 years old! And to celebrate, they are hosting a Food Festival where illustrious cooking people will be speaking and doing cooking demonstrations. It will be a blast! Our food truck, Black Betty, will be on site selling Lasagna Cupcakes and Salad and Soup from all our favorite farms, oh and trifle!
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Coming to a Shelf Near You
Welp, it’s not raining strawberries anymore. No, Mc Grath Farms is now sending us their gorgeous organic heirloom tomatoes, and how! Yesterday we got in another 1200 pounds to jar up (wait until you see the beautiful jars Smog designed for us!). Each week we’re going to keep getting hit with these guys.
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Soon To Be On A Catering Party Near You
The second Sunday of every month we try our darndest to make it to the granddaddy of all flea markets at The Rose Bowl. We collect all sorts of wood and pewter and copper for our Rental Room. None of those stodgy white porcelain platters and matchy matched stainless steel flatware will do for us.
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Rainbow Pasta
At long last, after much nagging (by me of course, I’m the nag), the boys in the kitchen have started to color our pasta! There’s green (spinach), pink (beet), and orange (tomato). This green one below is a mushroom Lasagna Cupcake™ and fyi, it’s delectable.
Hello Beautiful Late Summer Crostini Drop Off
Mmmmm, what do we have here?
• Fresh, Seasonal Farmer’s Market Fruit
• Roasted Veggies
• House Made Flatbreads
• Pickled Lemon Cucumbers
• Spicy Pepitas, Candied Pecans
• Framani Cured Meats, House Cured Duck Bacon
• Burrata, Goat Cheese, House Made Ricotta
• Olives
• Sweet and Sour Onions
• Grilled Bread (not pictured, but know that it is the stuff of deliciousness)
Crowd Pleaser.
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Tad Does Chicken Right
Tad had us with his fried chicken. We tasted it back when he developed it over at Huckleberry and we were hooked. It doesn’t have any clever additions like breakfast cereal or spicy flavor packets, it’s just straightforward and perfect. It’s one of my favorite tray passed appetizers but it’s also a sensational entree that is a little more fancy than what Roscoes is doing.
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