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7. Photo Gallery: Celebrating the 2010 DC Area Rising Stars
Check out the highlights from the 2010 Washington DC Rising Stars Gala and Honorees Dinner with Chef Todd Gray at Equinox plus Chef Jamie Leeds at Hank's Oyster Bar photos
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9. Featured Cookbook: Shannon Bennett's Paris
Australian Chef Shannon Bennett of Melbourne's iconic French restaurant Vue de monde takes you by the hand and on a whirlwind tour of Paris. Having worked under several of the world's top Michelin-starred chefs Albert Roux and Alain Ducasse, and observed the works of French chefs like Michel Bras and Michel Roux Jr., you'd be hard pressed to find a tour guide to the city of lights with better foodie cred than Bennett. Instead of running you through the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay in the historic French capital, Bennett, Scott Murray and friends guide the reader through their favorite haunts, from bistros and bars, to posh hotels and three-star restaurants. Arranged by neighborhood, these entries on Bennett's favorite food joints are interspersed with his own recipes, and reviews of the best of the city's bread, chocolate and cheese that read like a veritable who's who of top Parisian artisanal producers. Quirky touches like a list of novels set in Paris and sets of tips on dealing with terse French waiters make for an entertaining read and set this apart from more quotidian travel guides. Immerse yourself in the personal narratives at a trendy café in the Marais with your Pernod, beret optional.
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11. Featured Chef to Know: Executive Chef Paul Kahan of Blackbird - Chicago, IL
619 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60606
Restaurant Email: chefpaulkahan@aol.com
Phone: (312) 715-0708
RESTAURANT FACTS
Seats: 62
Weeknight Covers: 100
Weekend Covers: 140-170
Check Average (with Wine): $90 to $100
Tasting Menu: Yes
Kitchen Staff: 5-7
CHEF FACTS
Other Restaurants: avec, Big Star, the Violet Hour, Frank's Dawgs-Chicago, IL
Cuisine: Seasonal American
Born: 1962
Began Career: 1986
Work History: Chicago, IL: Metropolis, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo
Mentor(s): Erwin Dreschler, Rick Bayless
Protégé(s): Koren Grieveson, Brian Woulfe, Paul Virant, Jeremy Kittleson
Awards: James Beard Foundation Outstanding Chef Award in 2007, James Beard Best Chef: Midwest in 2004, 1999 Food and Wine Best New Chefs
Affiliations: Green City AMrket, SOS, and a zillion others...we do them all!
Languages Spoken: Spanglish
NOTABLE DISH(ES): Red Kuri Squash and Apple Cider Soup
FAST FACTS
Restaurant Recs: Sunshine Café for the pickled and barbecued eel
Kitchen Tool(s): Duck fat
Interview Question: With so many great restaurants on your resumé, why have you been unable to stay working at any of them for more than one year?
Flavor Combo(s): Acidic, fatty, and salty
Fave Cookbook(s): Cookbooks by Anne Williams
Chef to Cook for You: Fergus Henderson from St. John because that is where my brain is at right now. Pig: Simple and beautiful.
Culinary Travel: Asia-I've never spent time there so that's where I would like to go.
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 12. Recipe for Roasted Liberty Farms Duck, Duck Confit, Venere Black Rice, Kumquats, Artichokes, and Pernod Sauce from Chef Jonathan Luce of Bellanico- Oakland, CA
Adapted by StarChefs.com
Yield: 4 Servings
INGREDIENTS
Pernod Sauce:
Oil
½ cup chopped fennel
1 tablespoon toasted fennel seeds
1 cup Pernod
2 cups veal, beef and duck stock
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Duck Confit:
4 duck legs
7 grams sea salt
1 gram pink curing salt
8 cups duck fat
Venere Black Rice:
Oil
½ head garlic
2 cups black rice
6 to 8 cups vegetable stock or water
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
3 tablespoons brown sugar
Salt and freshly ground pepper
½ cup kumquats, sliced
Artichokes:
1 cup white wine
¼ cup Champagne vinegar
3 cups vegetable stock or water
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
12 baby artichokes, cleaned and trimmed
Duck Breast:
4 Liberty Farms duck breasts
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Oil
METHOD
For the Pernod Sauce:
Caramelize the fennel. Add the fennel seeds and deglaze with the Pernod. Reduce by half, add the stock and simmer. Reduce the sauce by half again. Skim and season with the salt and pepper.
For the Duck Confit:
Cure the duck legs in the salt for a minimum of 4 hours. Preheat the oven to 300?F when the duck has finished curing. Rinse the duck legs well and pat them dry. Cover the legs completely in duck fat in a large hotel pan. Cook them very slowly, for 4 to 6 hours. Remove the legs from the oven when they are knife-tender and float in the melted duck fat.
For the Venere Black Rice:
Add a little oil to a sauté pan and heat it through over a medium heat. Gently fry the garlic in the warm oil and then add the rice and fry it for about 1 minute. Add the vegetable stock and simmer the rice uncovered for 45 to 60 minutes. Add the cocoa powder and brown sugar and season with the salt and pepper. Add the kumquats just before serving dish.
For the Artichokes:
Combine the white wine, Champagne vinegar, stock, olive oil and salt and pepper. Bring the well-seasoned liquid to a simmer, add the artichokes, and simmer until tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. Let the artichokes cool in the poaching liquid. Cut the artichokes in halves or quarters, depending on their size. Add the artichokes to the rice with the kumquats just before serving.
For the Duck Breast:
Trim the excess duck fat from the duck breasts. If you want crispy fat, then you need to trim the fat to a thin layer on the breast. Sear the breasts, fat side down, preferably in a cast-iron pan until crispy, over a medium to high heat. Turn the breasts over, reduce the heat to low, and finish to a medium rare doneness. Remove the duck breasts and let them rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
To Assemble and Serve:
Plate the duck breast, duck confit and black rice, scatter the artichokes and finish with the Pernod sauce.
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