An Artichoke Gets Flowered

August 13, 2011Recipesdevteam

Wednesday we got in a gorgeous array of produce from the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market. These purple baby artichokes will be featured as a tray passed appetizer for one of our weddings on Sunday. I have to tell you how to make them into little fried flowers because they’re just so pretty.

Exquisite Signs of Summer, Two Ways

August 12, 2011Uncategorizeddevteam

With limited cargo space for our events this weekend we will have room for only one of these collections of gorgeous beauties to accompany us:

For the record, as the only representation of femaleness in our kitchen, I am personally obsessed with the lemon cucumbers (lower right, first picture) and Alexander Wang, I mean Erin Wasson (far left, second picture).

Strawberry Hand Pies

August 11, 2011Dessertsdevteam

Think I’ve mentioned that we’ve been making a lot of jam over here with all the amazing organic strawberries gifted to us so we’re finding ways to use it and thus, strawberry hand pies are born and served on our Food Truck, Black Betty.

p.s. the first batch of these I made for Oprah!

Amazing Schaner Farms Avocados In Equals Sushi

August 4, 2011Farms, Food Truckdevteam

Black Betty is at Yamashiro tonight form 5-9 and we got in some sensational Schaner Farms avocados that will be going into deep fried wild salmon sushi rolls with sea beans and fresh cream cheese and spicy aioli, and folks…. they are good, real good.

Look What Matt Done Did

August 4, 2011About Usdevteam

There’s been a lot of musings going on outside of places like catering parties or Black Betty stops where I hear people comment about Matt’s new set of wheels. “Have you seen what he drives?”

I don’t even personally know these people, but I jump in defensively and without invitation, “That’s my dad’s Corvette!

Certified to Serve Safe

August 4, 2011About Usdevteam

Test time for everyone at Heirloom LA this week. A two hour class was conducted and each one of us, the kitchen (obviously), the office, and even some of our regular free-lance workers came in to become Serve Safe Certified. Most of us were renewing but others were familiarizing themselves with proper holding temperatures and storage for the first time.

Our Secret To Success Is Family Meal

August 2, 2011Uncategorizeddevteam

I met Matt in a fine dining kitchen that got clobbered by the recession and bad management but in it’s nascent stages it was the darling of the press and not without good reason. The Italian food played on classics with dishes I still dream about. It was not straightforward, it was inventive and undisputedly spectacular.

Angeleno Magazine’s 9th Annual Restaurant Awards

July 30, 2011Food Truck, Lasagna Cupcakes, Pressdevteam

Last weekend Matt and Taz served up some Lasagna Cupcakes™ at the Fairmont Hotel for their 9th annual restaurant awards called “Live and Dine In LA”. We were invited because our truck, Black Betty, was named “Best Brunch”. Our friends George and Beata went around sampling the food and snapping some really fun shots.

Matt Makes A Mean Chalkboard

July 30, 2011About Usdevteam

In the beginning of Heirloom, Matt insisted I make the chalkboard menus. This was a mistake. My mind was collapsing with all the other things I needed to do and suddenly I’m supposed to make a beautiful chalkboard? I failed. So Matt took over like he does with all things that the rest of us can’t do.

Oprah Makes Us Feel Good About Ourselves

July 28, 2011Lasagna Cupcakesdevteam

Let me just tell ya, a comment like that, from a wonder woman such as she, really makes our hearts go pitter-patter with pride for our little guys.