“Doctor Turvy was an ethereal citizen of an ethereal world. In the beginning, he existed only for Blix, but long before the end, he existed for everybody who worked with Blix or knew him well. Although Doctor Turvy’s prescriptions indicated that he put his trust in a wine list rather than a pharmacopoeia, he had two qualities of special excellence in a physician; his diagnosis was always arrived at in a split second – and he held the complete confidence of his patient.”
Beryl Markham
Rx: Restaurant Eve's Tomato Water Bloody Mary
A few weeks ago I was tootling around Alexandria and I wanted a bite to eat. So I messaged the coolest fellow I know (and when I say coolest I mean that he just so happens to be photographing the Crillon Ball next month) and he sent me to Restaurant Eve. The recipe that follows is one that absolutely: Swept. Me. Off. My. Feet.
5 lbs Fresh Vine-On Tomatoes
1 Stalk of Lemon Grass
2 Serrano Chiles
1 Small Bermuda Onion
Salt to Taste
Cheese Cloth
(They use a table cloth)
In several batches, puree tomatoes, onions & chiles in a food processor.
Transfer pulp to cloth & suspend over stock pot. Leave to strain until pulp volume has reduced by 2/3, about 12 to 24 hours.
Over medium heat, simmer Tomato Water & Lemon Grass, gently for 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and allow flavors to infuse for one hour. Season with salt & pepper.
Chill for two hours.
Fill a collins glass with fabulous ice and an ounce or two of vodka. Add Tomato Water and shake. Garnish with flowering Basil.
A few weeks ago I was tootling around Alexandria and I wanted a bite to eat. So I messaged the coolest fellow I know (and when I say coolest I mean that he just so happens to be photographing the Crillon Ball next month) and he sent me to Restaurant Eve. The recipe that follows is one that absolutely: Swept. Me. Off. My. Feet.
5 lbs Fresh Vine-On Tomatoes
1 Stalk of Lemon Grass
2 Serrano Chiles
1 Small Bermuda Onion
Salt to Taste
Cheese Cloth
(They use a table cloth)
In several batches, puree tomatoes, onions & chiles in a food processor.
Transfer pulp to cloth & suspend over stock pot. Leave to strain until pulp volume has reduced by 2/3, about 12 to 24 hours.
Over medium heat, simmer Tomato Water & Lemon Grass, gently for 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and allow flavors to infuse for one hour. Season with salt & pepper.
Chill for two hours.
Fill a collins glass with fabulous ice and an ounce or two of vodka. Add Tomato Water and shake. Garnish with flowering Basil.
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Amuse-Bouche!
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Watch: Cinema Paradiso (A tale of two friends)
Read: Anything. And LOTS of it! (His Royal Ryness and I are in complete agreement on this matter.)
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Discuss: Have you ever met someone who added the technicolor to your screenplay? That's my HRR!
Raise a glass of your finest:
To the "if I ever write, the story of my life"
Don't be surprised...
If you're (HRR) where it begins.
Don't be surprised...
If you're (HRR) where it begins.
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