Lard & Cracklins Green Tea Cake – COCHON555 (SF)

GREEN TEA CAKE with LARD, CRACKLINS, & MOCHI
Nate Appleman (A16 / SPQR) – COCHON555 San Francisco 2009

June 0f 2009 was the cruelest month, for there were some unbelievable dining events. The best of these, far and away, was Cochon 555. A friendly competition between 5 of the Bay Area’s best chefs, each of whom had [...]

Charcuterie Plate – COCHON555 (SF)

Pork cotto, pastrami, tongue, rillette, mortadella, uh, did I miss anything? This was just a beautiful array of tastes, textures, and visual stun. The salumi and friends with their fatty, nutty, meaty spots looked like an Impressionist (or stipling) landscape. The giant platter looked even better than my plate, with each meat sliced and stacked. That’s my idea of cornucopia.