https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Sun, 26 Jul 2015 15:02:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-241696 Sun, 26 Jul 2015 15:02:28 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-241696 […] of putting together an “all chocolate” dinner. It was an idea that I later offered up a new take on at Casa SaltShaker, more than […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-220883 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 12:10:31 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-220883 […] we got to the bunny itself – a recipe I’ve made before and a favorite. Not my recipe, but it’s been posted online with credit to the chef, so […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-182362 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:24:02 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-182362 […] our second Casa SaltShaker all-chocolate dinner. From my perspective, a far better result than the first dinner we offered – the dishes more creative, the flavors more integrated, and, I think, the guests enjoyed it […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-168725 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:37:26 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-168725 […] that go with them. Somehow or other, chocolate came to mind – and I started thinking about the Portobello and Aztec Chocolate soup I made way, way back at the beginning of Casa SaltShaker’s existence – and then the hit of […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-14921 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:40:35 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-14921 […] a central ingredient that’s used in every dish – we did that here at Casa S for our chocolate dinner and our champagne dinner. What’s fun for me is that I get to think about that ingredient in […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-10644 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:38:30 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20060513/la-diva-cacao-theobroma#comment-10644 […] Buenos Aires – As many of you have noted, sometimes my “themes” for Casa SaltShaker menus seem to have little to do with food. But come on, the movie Grapes of Wrath… that’s food, right? Grapes! Just because no one in the book/film had any food is no reason it can’t inspire me. A menu based on grapes to celebrate the release of the film… in 1940. One of the things that’s interesting when I’ve proposed menus that are focused on a particular ingredient is the reaction to the idea of a “single item” menu. I received several queries in advance from people sort of hinting that they weren’t so sure they wanted to come after all given that they were just going to have grapes piled on plate after plate. (The same thing happened way back with our early on chocolate menu.) What gets forgotten is that ingredients come in many forms. Grapes come in different varieties, plus raisins, wine, grappa, brandy, verjus, juice, powders, and that’s just off the top of my head. Just wait until you see the upcoming tomato menu! […]

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