The Art of Eating In: DIY Food adventure with Souther Salazar
Well, our week of eating in is complete and we went out (only figuratively!) with a bang if we do say so ourselves (full recap to come). One thing we realized is that skipping restaurant meals is kinda hard, especially if you have guests in from out of town. Case in point: this past weekend our awesome friend and amazing artist Souther Salazar was visiting New York from L.A. with his super rad girlfriend Monica for the opening of his gallery’s five-year anniversary group exhibition and we couldn’t take them to a single one of our fave Brooklyn restos. No leisurely brunches, no dinners out on the town—it was then that we felt the pain of our pledge. But we’re nothing if not determined. Luckily, Souther was game for a DIY food adventure so instead of having him pick a place to eat, we picked the spot (our kitchen!) and let him choose the menu (we think Cathy Erway would be proud). His first request was a dish he’d discovered on Nate Cooks (Vanderbilt-inspired Sriracha Brussels sprouts), which we were happy to oblige. And when his love for pulled pork sandwiches came to light, we jumped at the chance to break out our long-neglected slow cooker and try out a recipe Kelly had just been raving about (chipotle orange barbecue pork). Topped with some homemade pickled cucumbers and red onions, it was a meal of epic tasty proportions and the most memorable way to wrap up our week of not eating out.
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Away we go
Who hasn’t romanticized train rides; wandering through box cars, sleeping in bunks on the sleeper cars, being served your silver domed covered dish in the dining car, finding out there’s a jewel thief on the same train as you. Okay, maybe not the last part but everything else, yes! Alas, those days are long gone, but that didn’t stop me from making my own specialty packed lunch for a recent train ride down to Richmond, VA. With a little preparation you’ve got yourself an excellent meal and its way better than eating a microwaved hot dog or burger.
All you need is a small box to fit your goods, a couple of ball jars to hold your drinks (no spillage!), and a large enough piece of fabric to wrap your box. Here’s a really great diagram of different ways of using Furoshiki, from here.
