syrups from: wine, coke, root beer, regular beer, apple cider
fondant cutters (i think david w uses these) or hole punchers
from scott b’s waverly place echo: candied lemon zest, a marinated mandarin segment, and a circle (hole punch) of kaffir lime, all on a skewer a la alinea’s hot potato/cold potato.
pear, walnut orgeat (from french laundry)
yeast [...]
more experiments inspired by the alinea cookbook. both received very high praise from drinking partner stuntman b as well as from b’s wife (aka my sister) and from jp-mom.
the sesame orgeat i made (1/2 C almond milk, 1/4 cup seeds) was a little too overpowering of sesame, i also wish i’d used plain water [...]
inspired by phillip foss:
lime, raisins or grapes, almonds or orgeat, brown butter
lychee, orange, olives
inspired by grant achatz:
watermelon, lime, cilantro, chili-soy powder rim
apple, thyme, butterscotch, scotch, lemon
key lime, guava, rum, pine nut orgeat
apricot brandy, frangelico
coconut, lime, corn, mint, cayenne rim
pineapple, saffron, black pepper
lychee, horseradish, chervil
orange, basil, orgeat
grapes or port, celery, walnuts
gin, rhubarb, green tea, tarragon
mango, sesame [...]
