A hoy hoy!
Now that the heat is relentlessly pressing down upon us day in and day out, it only makes sense that social convention and seasonal cooking habits dictate that now is the time to stand over a pit of coal and singe the hairs off your hand. Thankfully, society also encourages the ice cold beer to play the foil opposite the tongs or spatula. Slice open a watermelon, boil or grill some fresh corn and you’ve got yourself a rockin’ BBQ.
As some of you may recall, I put together the following grilling video as an audition to Grill It with Bobby Flay. Since then, I have been spreading my idea for a slider joint that takes on a similar theme. I’m still working on the restaurant, but in the meantine you too can check out some inspiration I am working with.
The three sliders in the video represent three of the four cities I have lived in. ATL was left out mostly as a time constraint, but here is the missing slider:
ATL, capturing that savory southern heart attack – a waffle bun with a chicken cutlet, fried okra, bacon polenta and spicy gravy
MMMmmm…
The rest of the sliders appear in the video with the following representation:
NYC, a play off of Bagels and Lox – a mini hollowed out poppy seed bagel with a lemon/dill/caper Neuchâtel sauce and a lemon marinated salmon fillet and an arugula dill salad
SF, capturing the healthy West Coat essence – organic grilled chicken breast on sourdough rounds with a cilantro pesto, Monterey jack and salsa fresca
DC, my hometown and thus a Braswell Recipe – seasoned 80% ground beef with lettuce, cheddar (the magic is in the meat mix)
Enjoy!
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