Chef 86'd

Chef Jeremy brings in some delectable spring vegetables in a feeble attempt to get Hammer to care about food.

We taste through fiddlehead ferns, sea beans and morel mushrooms. 

We also discuss the pains of delivery platforms in your restaurant.

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WARNING: UNEDITED EDITION
Tequila flowing like water, NW Mexican style beer, and laughs galore fill this podcast with Hammer and Chef. Discussions arise about Starbucks, the boom of breweries, celebrity owned restaurants and... Hammer poses the question. What if your dog could laugh at your jokes?

Heres some linkage to the articles we discussed.

Starbucks Schultz Takeover

Celebrities ruining restaurants

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COOK LIKE CHEF Also known as scallop potatoes or potato Au Gratin this dish is a for sure pleaser. Chef brings his knowledge to a simple dish to give you the added touches to wow anyone who tries it.
Also in this episode is the produce pick of the week fave beans, Ham 101 with a great bourbon glaze recipe (below) and A to Z wine pairing.

Recipe Start –19:45 Minutes in

Step 1 – 25:10 Minutes in

Step 2 – 29:07 Minutes in

Step 3 – 36:00 Minutes in

Borbon Glazed Ham

Bourbon Glaze

1 Cup Bourbon

1 Cup Brown Sugar

½ Cup Honey

1 TB Ginger Minced

1 Bay Leaf

Pinch Salt

1 Orange sliced

1.     Put all this in a large sauce pan and bring to a boil.

2.     Cook until the bubbles that come up are ½ the size of your fingernail (softball)

3.     Remove, Strain and get ready for glazing

How to cook the ham

1.     Preheat oven to 375 degree 

2.     Place ham on pan with ½ inch of water in the pan and cover with foil

3.     Cook for 25 minutes

4.     Remove foil and start glazing

5.     Repeat glazing every 5-8 minutes for the next 30 minutes or until ham reaches an internal temperature of 155 degrees

6.     Remove and add more glaze. Glaze it up!!!!

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COOK LIKE CHEF back in time for easter with this rockstar rendition on a classic. These deviled eggs will make everyone scream in joy when they try them! I also have my produce pick of the week Artichokes.

Wine pairing for the Dungeness Crab Deviled  Eggs is a Trader Joes Champagne

Recipe Start 9:58 into Podcast

Step 1 – 15:44 into Podcast

Step 2 – 18:32 into Podcast

Step 3 – 23:20 into Podcast

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Is it time to leave the restaurant business?

Hammer thinks YES and Chef thinks NO. Our debate got so heated at one point hammer almost left. Ha Ha. We also did our normal tangents talking about Easter and religion surrounding it. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording.

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This week I give a show stopper salad to cook at home or take to a party. This salad blends bitter greens with tart citrus, sweet apple, fennel, walnuts all tossed in a champagne vinaigrette. Then the salad is topped with Manchego cheese.

The recipe is downloadable at Chef86d.com

and here is the breakdown of the episode

Recipe start time: 4:15 Minutes in

The Vinaigrette: 13:57 Minutes in

Salad Prep: 19:44 Minutes in

Salad Finish: 24:18 Minutes in

Wine Pairing: 30:53 Minutes in
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc

Here is some links for the recipe
How to segment an orange

Slicing Tool

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In this episode chef Jeremy teaches you how to cook his Fighting Irish Stew just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Printable version of the recipe is at Chef86d.com.

Chef also starts the show with Oregon removing all Russian Vodka from their shelves. Article is here.

RECIPE TIMES
Recipe Start/The Why – 12.35 minutes in

Grocery List – 13.25 minutes in

Step 1 – 22.45 minutes in

Step 2 – 24.30 minutes in

Step 3 – 26.22 minutes in

Finish Line – 28.48 minutes in

Drink of the week – 32.13 minutes in

Cook Book of the Week – Book Link Here

Well it is finally catching up to us all! With the new surge in COVID cases Hammer and chef decided to talk through some of the precautions and issues plaguing our amazing industry right now. We also speak about delivery services and other options for restaurants.

Give a listen and stay safe out there.

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Hammer and Chef sit down to discuss the wonderful and fulfilling 2020 & 2021. We don't bitch that much! We also discuss our favorite drinks and hangover cures for the new year. A heavy debate about speakeasy bars comes into the flow of our convo and we finish off with the best bloody mary recipe you can make!

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A one of a kind Christmas Special with guests Stephanie and Olan. This episode we talk about Stephanie's new gig as a event coordinator in South Tacoma with Theory real estate group. In this episode we discuss all things christmas including drinks, cookies, movies, songs, tradition, etc. We hope you have as much fun listening to this as we had recording it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS fro CHEF 86'd!!

WARNING: Very raunchy 12 days of Christmas at the end!