Offal Good

Macys cellar

Come and try some Boccalone sausage and salumi in the cellar. I will be there dishing out the recipe and some “tasty salted pig parts”. Continue reading Macys cellar…

Dining around with Gene Burns

I will be having a boccalone meat snack with radio host Gene Burns on KGO radio. You can listen to Dining Around with Gene burns here. Continue reading Dining around with Gene Burns…

Astor Center Dinner

Well folks I finally got convinced to take my Head to Tail dinner on the road. So here it is on march 4th in New York City I will be cooking at the Astor Center with moderator Michael Ruhlman. You can view the events here at Astor Center NYC. Cant wait to see you there. Continue reading Astor Center Dinner…

FDA poised to approve cloned meat??

This image gives a whole new meaning to shagging sheep.

Well folks, I guess we have truly reached the pinnacle of fucking stupidity. I cannot believe that the public knows what they are getting themselves into with this cloned meat program. It reminds me of when I was in high school and had to read Aldous B. Huxley’s, Brave New World and how the genetic order was pre-chosen for each person. Do we really need to do this with our meat? What will be the long term effects of this, why are they overriding natural selection that happened for a reason. Who knows what will happen to humans after eating this meat for years. There isn’t enough info in my opinion to back the safety of this huge leap of scientific faith. Come on people, wake up and smell how rancid this is! Read this article that is linked here in the Wall Street Journal. Please voice your opinions now, speak and contact your congressional representatives or write the FDA. This is a scary path to be taking. Be sure to know where your meat and milk are coming from now. Continue reading FDA poised to approve cloned meat??…

Put your pig in a box

This Christmas I decided to do something a bit different, I roasted a whole pig for my family and friends. This was a great meal alot of laughs and a ton of great pork. What more could you want for Christmas My family was happy. As you will see by the photos its very similar to that great Saturday Night live skit. This pig box is killer i will be doing this every year. The photos give a step by step.

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The Art of having guts

I have been receiving alot of questions from culinary students around the globe asking about offal, how to cook where to buy then what to do with it when they get it. But a few months back i got a call from a student who wasn’t studying culinary, this could be a refreshing change. A paper on the psychology of eating or not eating offal. As promised Lisa here is your paper on my site with total credit to you.

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Symon Says

Just this past week Michael Symon the newly crowned iron chef came to town. We had the opportunity to do battle again and get a bite to eat and catch up. He is a great friend and great chef who always keeps me laughing, as you can see in the video. It was great to cook with him again, as well as get a chance to cook for him and his wife Liz. I hope I didn’t stuff them to bad, bacon wrapped pigs head, chilli and bones, cod milt bruschetta just to name a few. To keep up on Michael’s goings on check out his new blog. Continue reading Symon Says…

Menu for Hope

 So all of you folks in good holiday spirit here is your chance to help feed someone other then yourself. I will donate a lunch of offal bits at a restaurant of my choice in SF and a Lips and assholes t shirt in your size.The Menu for Hope prize code: UW37

Go check out donation instructions here

http://www.chezpim.com/blogs/2007/12/menu-for-hope-4.html#donate

Let the bidding wars begin, its all for a great cause so dig threw the lint in your pockets, skip your 4 course meal one night and donate!! This is a great event so don’t be cheap around the holidays its tacky!!! Continue reading Menu for Hope…

Pork is the Meat of Kings

This is a great cartoon that was on serious eats the other day, then some one sent it to me. I really think its needs to be here. What more can I say other then its true!!!!!

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