David McDowell

Chef Photographer

So you want to know what a food tasting is? For me, it means I'm inviting people into my home to test their senses on main course entres I'm working on. Key pieces are presentation and flavor. I'll be lucky if I can convince anyone to stand in as a server, so reserve those nags for friendly poking. I'm inviting people who I want to enjoy my cooking, but who are also willing to be completely truthful in their judgement of the food placed before them. And, because I don't hate my friends, they will know what main course they are coming to taste and judge. I'm not going to spring crazy foods like salmon roe ice cream on them without them knowing (NO, you won't find that on my menu anywhere!).

Future Tastings

Past Tastings

June 5, 2010:
Breakfast Sausages Breakfast Sausages
There will be 3 different breakfast sausage recipes to taste and grade. To fill out the meal, omelets to order, juices, etc. RESULTS
 
December 31, 2008:
Puerco Pibil Puerco Pibil
Slow roasted pork with flavors from the Yucatan peninsula made famous in the movie "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" by Roberto Rodriguez. RESULTS
 
November 15, 2008:
Sweet Pork Tenderloin Sweet Pork Tenderloin
Slow roasted pork tenderloin wrapped in brown sugar/black pepper bacon strips. Sides will be smothered green peas and asparagus. Appetizer will be a cheesy potato soup in a bread bowl. RESULTS
 
August 2, 2008:
Eye Round Roast Eye Round Roast
Tender eye of round roasted to perfection in a tomato, onion and mushroom sauce, served with butter herb mashed potatoes and green beens. A small mixed greens salad with balsamic vinaigrette will get things started. RESULTS