Feel free to buy this for me.

Or buy one for yourself. Good cause. Detroit Dog Rescue. I'm a sucker for dogs. I actually like them more than I like most humans.

Uh-oh, dude.

Yep.

If your culinary boner lasts longer than 4 hours, you may want to seek out a professional doctor. Or a professional something.


This one is for Andrew. Aka Andy-conda. Aka dizzle.

This one is for the homies...

It's the small things in life...

Like home made sourdough.

It's been a while since I've had any motorcycle material on here.

Here is the status of my newest bike. Iron head. Tore it down to clean it up and paint it. Going to be a brand new bike when I'm done.

Lunch today

Stewed whole chicken

Trumpet royales.

Also known as the king trumpet mushroom, also known as the French horn. They're native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe. It has little flavor and aroma when raw. The texture is similar to the abalone. I like to use them with a nice steak, or scallops, or lobster.

Good morning. Happy Monday

Pancetta. Duck prosciutto. Ya.

Thanks Hungry Dudes!

Stay hungry. These dudes have an awesome blog.

The perfect bacon.

Root beer caviar.

Persistence.

Sorry for the "swear" word. But it's funny. Suck it up.

Vegetarian

Ya, we like "those" people too

Scotty and I. We' re kind of a big deal. And by big deal, I mean we have a black and white photo.

In the Detroit menu guide.

Food by - yours truly. Photo credit to Eric djordjevic

New sandwich for the new venue

This is a new one. Smoked brisket, BBQ, cole slaw, Gouda, house made pickled red onion

Hmmmmm, what's this for?

Lunch...shrimp and grits

Everyday, in the kitchen, one of us gets voted to make lunch for the rest of the chefs in the kitchen. ( we're only open for dinner service). Sometimes we throw down some awesome lunches. It's important that we eat well. It's important for us to take pride in what we make for each other, because that ethic applies to not only what we serve to our guests, but what we serve to ANYONE. Including our peers.

That doesn't sound fun.

Root beer "molasses " recipe.

This molasses is super versatile. It works as an accompaniment for a lot of things. It goes great with roasted duck, root vegetables, foie gras, and blah blah. It's not super sweet, it will also work with "earthy" components in a dish.

2 - 12oz cans of root beer( I use doc browns, or jones soda)

1 star anise- toasted
1 cinnamon stick- toasted
1/2 c raw sugar

1. Combine all ingredients, and reduce to a syrup...
2. Strain

Here is the house made bacon in action...

App duo for a friend. On the left side: braised short rib, potato and white cheddar pierogi, shoe string potato. The bacon: roasted granny smith apples, rye toast, BBQ, pearl onions.

Sorry dudes, it's been a while.

I haven't been posting lately. Any excuse is a bad excuse, so we'll call it neglect. It won't happen again. I've had a lot of projects going on, and one of them, being a new venue! I'm happy to say that I am part of a re-branding of my sister restaurant " deli unique". We're in the process of turning the deli, located next door to the Novi Chophouse , into a chef driven breakfast and lunch spot. An "upscale diner". The menu is now complete, and I am very excited to train the team on how to properly execute the very prep heavy house made , from scratch menu. I'll keep you updated on the progress, we're set to open April 1st, under a brand new name! The Chophouse is excited to have a little sister restaurant , with the menu created by myself, and with the help of my team!

Cheers.

Scallops.

Caviar. House made orange marmalade. Fennel.

Mmmmm bacon

House cured and hot smoked.