I listened to Bonny Wolf’s food predictions for 2010 this morning on NPR – I got up and made about half a cup of coffee at 7:00 (all I had grounds for) but got back in bed and stayed there with Mark until almost 9:00 – feeling very lazy, but as Mark pointed out, it was my last chance for a while to stay in bed so late.
Anyways, Bonny predicts doughnuts and beer to be big in 2010. “Homer Simpson’s favorites” – it is the recession, after all.
Krispy Kremes being made
She also predicts cardamom as the flavor of the year – I made some pickled beets at Thanksgiving with cardamom seeds because I couldn’t find the whole cloves, and they were very good.
I myself am extending the one-dish dinners at School Woods – I’ve scheduled 8 for this winter, all the Thursdays in January & February. They cost $8 – $12 per person, which, to be fair, is not cheap – if you are cooking for yourself. But that’s the point – I’m cooking for my diners. At L’Etoile, the Tuesday Comfort Dinners cost $22 person, but that’s the star chef factor – Tory deserves it, though – I think he’s brilliant. The mark of a great chef – the food is perfect in his restaurant even when he isn’t there! and he cooks the comfort dinners solo.
