WastED at Blue Hill
I'm so back logged with posts from our trip to Philadelphia, Florida and even the hot new Javelina but I'm pushing them all back because the one place you must go now is WastED, the pop up inside Blue Hill. This is a collaboration with local farmers, fishermen, plant breeders, restaurants and retailers all about food waste and reuse. The idea is to create something delicious from ignored or uncoveted food items. A perfect example is this wondrous nutty bread baked with leftover grain mash (spent grain) from Kelso Brewing. It arrived in a simple scrap of burlap with whipped lardo and pork cracklings on the side. I was instructed to enjoy it on its own or add a dash of beef tallow from the very candle I had just used to peruse the menu. It turns out beef fat has incredible use both as a light source and garnish. WastED hosts a different guest chef each night and I was lucky enough to have the great Alex Stupak when I dined. His...