Posts by Clyde Van Arsdall

Mint Julep The Southern Foodways Alliance guide to Cocktails 2017 Crush ice in a Lewis bag if possible. A Lewis bag is a fun bar tool used for crushing ice. It is a canvas bag that comes with a mallet. Ice goes in the bag and you use the mallet to crush the ice. If…

Green Eggs and Ham Deviled Eggs Neiman Marcus Green Onion Oil (recipe by David Chang) (Makes more than you need, but this stuff is great on so many things) Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg The perfect deviled egg starts with a perfectly hard-boiled egg. Bring 3 inches of water – enough to cover the eggs – to…

Guinness Beef Stew DeerPark Lodge Virginia, County Cavan Ireland 1993 Note: If you would like some of the potatoes and carrots to have a bite to them, just hold half back and add after the stew has been cooking for approximately 30 to 40 minutes. Another alternative is to omit the potatoes and instead serve…

Basic Mignonette Sauce Oysters Rockefeller Grilled Oysters with Chipotle Bourbon Butter This recipe is adapted from Hog Island Oyster Co. in Tomales Bay, north of San Francisco. You can easily make these under the broiler if you don’t have a grill. Note: You’ll have an easier time incorporating the bourbon into the butter with a…

Pan-roasted Steak