A classic Old Fashioned recipe requires balanced, perfectly proportioned glassware to showcase the cocktail without dwarfing it and just enough heft and width at the base to allow for easy muddling and stirring.
3 medium-size ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped.1/3 small ripe plantain, about a 1/4-inch chunk, peeled and chopped (about 1 cup).
1/2 bunch fresh thyme, (about 2 dozen sprigs).6 sprigs fresh Mediterranean oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano.1/4 cup dark raisins.
3/4 cup blanched almonds.6 to 8 cups homemade chicken or pork stock, with the cooked meat shredded and reserved.
1 1/2 ounces Mexican chocolate, coarsely grated or finely chopped.
1 thick slice day-old challah or brioche, crushed to fine crumbs.As big an impact as the Best New Chefs have had on American cuisine, for the chefs themselves, the award was both an acknowledgement of their craft and a catalyst for more success, starting with the very first class.
For Daniel Boulud, being named as a Best New Chef conferred validation.As a French citizen working on American soil, Boulud says, "I felt for the first time totally included and recognized as an American chef.".
George Rose/Getty Images."When I won, I didn't even know what it was," says Goin, who was named a Best New Chef in 1999 for her cuisine at Lucques in Los Angeles.
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