The Ad Hoc at Home: Family-Style Recipes blad just landed in the offices of our parent publication, and Grub Street has a post with the the touching back-story to Keller’s simpler approach: The chef’s father died during the early stages of the book’s creation, and Keller cooked his last meal — a simple affair of barbecued chicken, mashed potatoes, and collard greens. The recipes in the book follow along those lines. On a related note, Michael Bauer has a blog post today about testing the new Ad Hoc fried chicken kit from Williams Sonoma. While the bottled coleslaw dressing proved to be a big hit, the chicken seems to have been a bit too much of a project for the payoff. [Via Grub Street]
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