Bangkok Curry Bowl / Native Foods Denver

Bangkok Curry Bowl at Native Foods

HEALTHY VEGAN FOOD

Bangkok Curry Bowl

at NATIVE FOODS

A Bangkok Curry Bowl is

Seared, organic tofu steak, 

with steamed veggies, 

kale and organic brown rice, 

topped with red Thai curry sauce, 

toasted sesame seeds 

and cilantro.

Native Foods Café was founded in 1994 in Palm Springs, California bringing into harmony our passion for fresh food and compassion for animals and the environment. Today, Native Foods Café has grown to become America’s premier fast-casual vegan restaurant group spanning coast to coast. Serving made-from-scratch, chef-crafted cuisine to thousands of food lovers every day, we’re inspiring the way the world eats! Our menu is beloved by vegans and non-vegans alike, with seasonally updated one-of-a-kind dishes, delicious desserts and homemade beverages inspired by our innovative culinary team.

At Native Foods Café our food is made fresh daily—from our homemade tempeh and seitan, to our Native Cheese, to our sauces and drinks, dressings and desserts too! Our entire menu is 100% plant-based as we strive to create a compassionate dining experience serving up homemade meals that are good for you, your family and the environment.

(Source: Photo was taken by Zane Beck for ARTS & FOOD, information from Native Foods website.)

Until later, 

Jack

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GRATIN DAUPHINOISE (Scalloped Potatoes)

FOOD:

GRATIN DAUPHINOISE  

Fancy French Scalloped Potatoes - This classic French dish is usually made without cheese. It is the starch from the potatoes, and the cream and milk, which give the dish its cheesy taste while the leek and garlic gently infuse their flavors also. Of course, if you prefer you can add some grated gruyère to the top along with the cream.

INGREDIENTS

1. • 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes (about 6 large)
   • 1 medium leek
   • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
   • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
   • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
   • 1 large garlic clove, minced
   • 2 cups whole milk
   • 1/2 cup heavy cream
2. Special Equipment
   • an adjustable blade slicer (optional); a 2 1/2- to 3-quart shallow baking dish

PREPARATION

1. Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in upper third of oven.
2. Peel potatoes and thinly cut into 1/8 inch thick slices, using slicer if desired.
3. Discard dark green part of leek and halve white and light green part lengthwise. Rinse layers under running water to remove any dirt and grit and pat dry. Thinly slice crosswise.
4. Stir together white pepper and nutmeg with 1 3/4 teaspoons salt in a small bowl. Melt butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium-low heat and cook leek and garlic, stirring frequently, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Spread leek and butter mixture evenly in bottom of baking dish. Arrange one-quarter of potatoes in a slightly overlapping layer over leeks, then pour 1/2 cup milk over potatoes, and sprinkle lightly with 1/2 teaspoon salt mixture. Layer potatoes with milk and salt mixture three more times in the same manner.
6. Place dish on a shallow baking pan and cover with foil. Bake until potatoes are almost tender, about 1 hour.
7. Remove foil and pour cream over potatoes. Continue to bake, uncovered, until the cream has been absorbed by potatoes and top is golden in spots, 30 to 40 minutes.
2. Until later, 

   Jack

   
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FOOD: Gramercy Tavern in NYC

FOOD:

Gramercy Tavern in NYC

At Gramercy Tavern, in New York City - you can rely on top-class dining with no gimmicks, where chef Michael Anthony’s outstanding menus are presented by eminently suave staffers in an upscale, country dining room arrayed with gorgeous flower displays.

 Gramercy Tavern is not cheap by any means, though the front tavern offers a reasonable à la carte menu in a colourful walk-in setting. (P.S. gratuity is now built into menu pricing.)

Review:

"I played hooky on a Monday to come here for lunch and it was FANTASTIC. Totally worth taking a vacation day, totally worth travelling into the city on a sweltering day, and totally worth dressing up for (a tiny bit).

Service was great, although a little stiff at first, but the guys warmed up when they saw how much we enjoyed our food. We went with the five-course seasonal tasting menu... the absolute highlight was the mushroom tortellini!."

Known for their hamburgers

Special treats after the meal!

Special treats

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Special treats

Halibut with Tomatoes and Kombu

Pork Shoulder with Hazelnuts, Blackberries and Blue Cheese

Until later, 

Jack

ARTS&FOOD is an online magazine dedicated to providing artists and collectors around the world with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to encourage all readers to invest in and participate in “The Joy of Art” and Culture. All Rights Reserved. All concepts, original art, text & photography, which are not otherwise credited, are copyright 2018 © Jack A. Atkinson, under all international, intellectual property and copyright laws. All gallery events', museum exhibitions', art fairs' or art festivals' photographs were taken with permission or provided by the event or gallery. All physical artworks are the intellectual property of the individual artists and © (copyright) individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees. 
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COMFORT FOOD Bread Pudding & Whiskey Sauce

Mmmm... Warm Bread Pudding with cool cream and a dab of Warm Vanilla Whiskey Sauce!

THE ULTIMATE COMFORT FOOD!

FOOD
Warm Bread Pudding
with Vanilla Whiskey Sauce
THE ULTIMATE COMFORT FOOD!

INGREDIENTS:

2 3/4 c. sugar |•| 1 c.light brown sugar |•| 1 Tbsp. cinnamon |•| 2 Tbsp. vanilla extract |•| 3 Tbsp. bourbon  |•| pinch of salt |•| 1 qt. milk |•| 1 qt. half & half |•| 12 eggs, beaten |•| 1 c. unsalted butte |•| 1 c. raisins |•| 1 apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch dice |•| 8 c. French Bread (baguettes)  torn into 1/2 to 1 inch pieces.

PREPARATION: 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. |•| In a large bowl, combine half the sugar with the eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg vanilla, bourbon and salt. |•| In a large saucepan over medium heat combine the other half of sugar with the milk, half and half, butter, raisins and apple. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat |•| Combine while whisking, the milk mixture into the spice,.egg, salt & bourbon. |•| Tear the bread slices into large, bite-sized pieces and place in a lightly buttered 9 x 13 pan. |•| Pour the custard mixture over the bread and allow to soak until soft, about 1 hour. |•| Scoop a few raisins from the bottom and sprinkle on top. |•| Bake uncovered 1 1/2 hours at 350º |•| Prepare the whiskey sauce and keep warm until needed.

To Serve, scoop the bread pudding into individual bowls over a few tablespoons of half and half or heavy cream, then top with whiskey sauce.

WHISKEY SAUCE: 

Heat the cream and sugar in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan over medium-high heat until mixture begins to boil. |•| Mix the cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl until smooth; slowly whisk into simmering cream. |•| Simmer 2-3 minutes. |•| Put the yolks into a stainless steel bowl; whisk. Temper the yolks by slowly whisking 1 cup hot, thickened cream mixture into yolks. |•| Return the yolk mixture to hot cream mixture, whisking in slowly. |•| After the mixture is whisked together, cook over medium-low heat until mixture reaches 140 degrees F. |•| Remove from heat and pour through a fine mesh strainer. |•| Add the whiskey, adjusting to taste. |•| Keep warm until ready to use. 

Sauce may be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.

(Source: From Atkinson Family Cook Book / Bread Pudding Dessert. Photo from Wikipedia)

Until later, 

Jack

ARTS&FOOD is an online magazine dedicated to providing artists and collectors around the world with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to encourage all readers to invest in and participate in “The Joy of Art” and Culture. All Rights Reserved. All concepts, original art, text & photography, which are not otherwise credited, are copyright 2018 © Jack A. Atkinson, under all international, intellectual property and copyright laws. All gallery events', museum exhibitions', art fairs' or art festivals' photographs were taken with permission or provided by the event or gallery. All physical artworks are the intellectual property of the individual artists and © (copyright) individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees. 
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At Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art - Closely Looking at "Kindred Spirits", by Durand

"Kindred Spirits" oil on canvas, by Asher Brown Durand as presented on the wall

at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

ART
Closely Looking 
at "Kindred Spirits" 
by Asher Brown Durand 

Asher Brown Durand (1796-1886) painted "Kindred Spirits" in 1849. As stated  in the wall plaque beside the painting:
"Kindred Spirits" is a memorial to the artist Thomas Cole, who died in 1848. Cole stands with a sketchbook and flute or recorder on an outcropping overlooking a vast valley. He chats with William Cullen Bryant, a poet whose work often describes the same picturesque scenery featured in paintings by Cole, Durand, and other Hudson River School artists.

Despite the almost scientific rendering of moss-covered trees and rocks, the landscape pictured does not depict a specific location. It is a combination of key sites Cole had painted in the Catskill Mountains. In addition, Cole's presence in the scene is another clue that this is an imagined landscape as if it existed in a heavenly or spiritual realm. For many, including Cole, landscapes provided spaces in which to commune with God and the divine. 

The blasted tree in the foreground (as opposed to a cut tree) symbolized the sublime power of nature and celebrated America's most valuable asset - the wilderness. This tree is also an emblem of Cole and his truncated life (he was only 47 years old when he died of pneumonia).

A closer look at the entire painting.

The imaginary scene Durand created
to depict America's natural beauty.

The painting shows Hudson River School artist, 
Thomas Cole chatting with naturalist and poet William Cullen Bryant.

The trees to the left of the men, in the painting.

The trees to the left of the men, continued.

The trees to the left of the men, continued.

The treetops above the men. Notice each leaf is painted individually.

Birds fly past the cliff the men are facing. 
The strata of the rocks remind us of the age of this pristine landscape.

A sheer rock wall, and the split tree.

A sheer rock wall, the split tree, the waterfalls carving into the rock 
and the dislodged boulders in the brook show 
the powerful natural forces of nature.

The waterfall and the babbling rocky brook

Details of the brook.

The naturally split tree trunk in the foreground of the painting.

Now appreciate all of the parts of the painting.
One of America's finest and most important paintings from the era
of the Hudson River School Artists.

(Source: All photos were taken by ARTS&FOOD staff, with permission of the museum.)

Until later, 

Jack

ARTS&FOOD is an online magazine dedicated to providing artists and collectors around the world with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to encourage all readers to invest in and participate in “The Joy of Art” and Culture. All Rights Reserved. All concepts, original art, text & photography, which are not otherwise credited, are copyright 2018 © Jack A. Atkinson, under all international, intellectual property and copyright laws. All gallery events', museum exhibitions', art fairs' or art festivals' photographs were taken with permission or provided by the event or gallery. All physical artworks are the intellectual property of the individual artists and © (copyright) individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees. 
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Tech for Christmas Gifts (or) for Yourself!

ART

Tech Gifts for Christmas!

iskn Slate 2+ Digital Drawing Pad

MoMA  Item# 125113-125113

800.851.4509

$179 + s&h

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Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1

MoMA

Item# 118839-118839 In Stock

$399 + s&h 

800.851.4509

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VR Homido Grab

3-D phone viewer

MoMA Item# 444-126347

$30 + s&h

800.851.4509

 

Mini Timebox Clock Speaker

MoMA Item# 124540-124540

$50 + s&h

800.851.4509

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(Source: all artwork and photos © Jack A. Atkinson 2017) 

Until later, 

Jack

ARTS&FOOD is an online magazine dedicated to 

providing artists and collectors around the world 

with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to 

encourage all readers to invest in and participate in

 “The Joy of Art” and Culture. All Rights Reserved. 

All concepts, original art, text & photography, which 

are not otherwise credited, are copyright 

2017 © Jack A. Atkinson, under the Digital Millennium

Copyright Act and all all international, intellectual property

 and copyright laws. All gallery events', museum exhibitions', 

art fairs' or art festivals' photographs were taken with 

permission or provided by the event or gallery. 

All physical artworks are the intellectual property 

of the individual artists and © (copyright) individual artists, 

fabricators, respective owners or assignees. 

Trademark Copyright Notice: ©ARTSnFOOD.blogspot,com ©ARTS&FOOD, 

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