Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Soups, Salads & Sauces 1
Second Bar + Kitchen 2
Pepperoni Soup
Endive & Apple Salad
Sweet Child O' Mine
Güero's Taco Bar 6
Achiote Marinade
Tequila Aioli
Güero's Famous Margarita
Eastside Cafe 10
Spicy Tomato Soup
Salsa
Congress 14
White Lobster Bisque with Fresno-Tomato Jam & Lobster Ricotta Fritter
The Oracle
Seared Sea Scallop with Jícama Salad, Coconut Cream, Cocoa Nibs & Chocolate Mint
Andiamo Ristorante 20
Fennel Salad with Walnuts & Truffle Oil
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Justine's Brasserie 22
Montpellier Butter
Piperade
L'Enfant Terrible
Mulberry 26
Brussels Sprout Salad
Alamo Draft House Ritz 28
Plomeek Soup & Triticale Toast
Once Upon a Time in Mexico Chicken Salad with Jalapeño-Lime Dressing
Batched Old-Fashioned
Chuy's 32
Deluxe Tomatillo Sauce
Fonda San Miguel 35
Sopa de Elote (Corn Soup)
Ensalada de Jícama con Melon (Jícama-Melon Salad)
Small Plates 39
Barley Swine 40
Stuffed Pig Trotter with Mushrooms, Farm Egg, Greens & Mustard Vinaigrette
Quick-Grilled Scallop with White Asparagus Broth & Paprika Potatoes
FINO Restaurant Patio & Bar 46
Muhammara
Ghost of the Pine
Chorizo-Stuffed Dates
Vivo 50
Pan-Seared Queso Fresco with Chipotle Cranberry Compote, Grilled Bread & Raspberry Puree
Butter-Roasted Scallops with Chile de Árbol & Tequila Butter
Home Slice Pizza 53
New York-Style Clam Pie
The F'Heck Yeah
Contigo 57
White Bean Dip
Chicken & Apple Sausage
Uchiko 60
Ao Saba (Mackerel with Blue Foot Mushrooms, Juniper & Huckleberry Gastrique)
Yokai Berry
Haddingtons 65
Mussels Steamed in SarVecchio Broth with Slow-Roasted Tomato and Frizzled Leek
Big Plates 69
Fabi + Rosi 70
Rockfish with Mini Heirloom-Tomato Ragout, White Wine & Potato Nest
Jester King-Brined Pork Chop with Sweet-Savory Winter Slaw & Warm German Potato Salad
Sagra Trattoria & Bar 75
Brodetto di Pesce (Italian Seafood Soup)
Butternut Squash Lasagna
Moscato d'Austin
Tacodeli 80
Cochinita Pibil with Pickled Red Onions
Komé 84
Tonpei-Yaki (Pork & Cabbage Omelet)
Botticelli's South Congress 86
Anatra Due Maniere (Duck Two Ways)
Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill 89
Pecan-Crusted Catfish
Frank 92
Jackalope Sammies
Kentucky Peach Cocktail
Noble Pig Sandwiches 95
Duck Pastrami Sandwich
Deviled Egg Sandwich
24 Diner 98
Chicken & Dumplings
Meat Loaf with Sweet Onion Gravy
Paggi House 102
Gulf-Caught "Snowy Grouper" with Maitake Mushrooms, Holland Leeks & Fresh Black Truffle
Espresso-Rubbed Sika Deer with Butternut Squash & Spinach
Buenos Aires Cafe 106
Pastel de Papas (Shepherd's Pie)
Lomito Beef Sandwich with Chimichurri Sauce
Chez Nous 110
Joues de Porc au Lait (Milk-Braised Pork Cheeks)
Vivaneau aux Raisins (Snapper with Grapes)
Sides 115
La Condesa 116
Coles de Bruselas (Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Grapes)
East Side Showroom 118
Fried Squash Blossoms
Blue Bramble
Grilled Polenta
The Backspace 124
Giardiniera
Butternut Squash with Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Jack Allen's Kitchen 128
Tamale & Jalapeño Corn Bread Dressing
Tito's Sage Grapefruit Splash
Casa De Luz 131
Butternut Squash Millet with Tahini Parsley Sauce
Imperia 133
Spicy Edamame
Yin Yang Chocolate Martini
The Salt Lick 135
Salt Lick Pinto Beans
Thai Fresh 137
Kluay Khaek (Fried Bananas)
Nam Prik Ong (Northern Pork & Tomato Relish)
Chez Zee 140
Sweet Potato Pudding
Sharon's Coleslaw
Brunch 143
Foreign & Domestic Food & Drink 144
Fried Chicken & Biscuit with Redeye Gravy, Romaine Slaw & Lemon Jam
Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Peach Jam
JuiceLand 150
Originator
Orange Kush
Hyde Park Bar & Grill 152
Grilled Salmon Benedict on Parmesan Polenta
Huevos Rancheros
Passion Fruit & Raspberry Mimosa
Kerbey Lane Cafe 157
Migas
Tofu Scramble
Trace Restaurant 161
Drunken Doughnuts
Lavaca Omelet
Olivia 166
Southern Hoecakes
Lamar "Mac Daddy" Muffin Sandwich
Desserts 171
Parkside 172
Chocolate Doughnuts with Pecan Bourbon Ice Cream & Squash Cream
Banana Parfait with Cashew Ice Cream, Chocolate Soil & Rum Caramel
The Steeping Room 179
Lemon Lavender Tea Cake
Lenoir 182
Rosettas & Spicy Chocolate
Big Top Candy Shop 185
"King Killer" Bark
Cucumber Soda
The Highball 188
Chocolate Stout Cake
Uchi 190
Coffee Panna Cotta with Mango Yolk
Peanut Butter Semifreddo with Apple Miso Sorbet
ASTI Trattoria 196
Classic Tiramisu
Ricotta Brulée
Polkadots Cupcake Factory 199
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
La Patisserie 202
Gateau de Pistache, Framboise, et Chocolat (Pistachio, Raspberry & Chocolate Cake)
Recipe Index 205
General Index 209
About the Author 210
