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Carrot Air With Bitter Coconut Milk
I created carrot air in 2003, as a tapas-appetizer to be served at cool room temperature. That was the year I was heavily inspired by nature and the essential elements of our planet, including earth, air, sea, and snow…and that was the year that “airs” were born. As…
Caramelized Tomato Tarts
Here’s a twist on the classic apple tarte Tatin, using roasted tomatoes in place of apples. Use greenmarket or farm-stand tomatoes if possible; either way, you’ll find that roasting intensifies the flavor. The onion confit can last for weeks in the fridge, so make use…
Black Cod in Butter Lettuce Wraps
I have so many happy memories from participating in the festival over the years! I couldn’t be there in 2009, but Thomas Buckley, my executive chef from Nobu Miami Beach, was on hand, serving dishes from Nobu Miami: The Party Cookbook. This dish, one of our…
Salad Of Roasted Beets Asparagus
The beauty of this dish is that it’s colorful and earthy at the same time. Paradise Farms (near Homestead, Florida) supplies us with organic beets—all young and many of them heirloom—but if you don’t have access to farm-fresh beets just use conventional beets and cut…
Red Snapper Carpaccio With Blood Orange juice
The long-tailed red snapper is fabulous when consumed raw, but of course that means it has to be exceedingly fresh. Simply sliced, marinated in olive oil, drizzled with a little citrus juice, and perhaps strewn with some fresh lemon thyme leaves…it’s hard to beat a…
White Sturgeon Caviar With Crepe Au Mousse De Creme Fraiche
I like this recipe because it’s a riff on the classic pairing of blinis with caviar. The caviar conveys a sense of luxury, so it elevates any celebration—the same way a great bottle of Champagne would. SERVES 12 CRÈPES 1¼ cups milk 3 large eggs 2 tablespoons butter,…
Bigeye Tuna Carpaccio
This dish was inspired by the Tsuji Cooking Academy in Osaka, Japan, where I have a long relationship as both student and teacher. The professors and I tested more than 800 recipes for the opening of one of my restaurants in New York…and this was one of our favorites….
MINESTRONE
MINESTRONE IS, LITERALLY, A “BIG SOUP,” a vegetable soup that also contains beans and pasta or rice. The flavor is deep and Mediterranean, and has savory layers of garlic and onion, tomatoes, and Parmesan, along with simmered beans in some soups, lentils in others. In…
Meringues
A great way to use up leftover egg whites, meringue is easy to make and is a lovely dessert served very simply with poached fruit and whipped cream. It’s also a wonderful topping for sweet tarts. A word of warning: you must make sure your utensils are very clean, as a…
Little cherry Bakewell tarts
These individual tarts look great as a display. Because they are small, we roll the pastry between two pieces of baking parchment to make it easier to handle. A good tip is to use little ‘bean bags’ made from lentils or rice wrapped in foil for the blind-baking; this…
Lemon curd treacle tart
Most treacle tart recipes call for just golden syrup, but we use black treacle and dates here, too, which give a rich, sour depth that works beautifully with the fresh acidity of lemons. Of course you can use shop-bought lemon curd, but it’s much more satisfying, not…
Lemon and lime meringue with coconut crumble
This is one of those dishes which make you look really smart, but is actually really easy to make. Lemon, lime and coconut are good friends and this is an interesting way to present them. The dish is assembled at the last minute so that, when your guests jump in, it…