Very special visit to Caromont Farm

April 23rd, 2010

it was a beautiful and busy morning at Caromont Farm.  new interns arriving, cheese making, babies being born..  almost forgot why I was there! Ha!

These folks are making some seriously good cheese! check them out at the charlottesville farmers market or online at  www.caromontfarm.com

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Happy New Year! Double H Farm Pork Belly!

January 23rd, 2010

This is an appetizer we had on  the new year menu..  sold like three of them?

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Local Shiitake from Randy’s produce farm

December 6th, 2009
thank you randy!

thank you randy!

 one of my favorite garnishes

one of my favorite garnishes

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Duckling.. its the season

December 6th, 2009
mid-service

mid-service

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Lardo…

December 6th, 2009
 i love pigs

i love pigs

oh boy..

oh boy..

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Tokyo market turnips

November 25th, 2009
so small, so delicous..

so small, so delicious..

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October 15th, 2009

beet, orange, celery, point reyes, walnut

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october dinner party

October 11th, 2009

beets quinoa sorrel smoked hazelnut grilled applesoup garnish pecans & maplescallop & confit fennelpineapple graniteconfit buffalo creek ribeyeearl grey poached apple

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its been a while…

September 17th, 2009

tomato water

August was dominated by tomatoes, lots of variety and lots of tomatoes.  this is a chilled soup of tomato water,  feta & sourcream panna cotta,  greek basil, and assorted fresh tomatoes and of coarse olive oil.

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Not just Basil…

July 14th, 2009

Basils

Greek Basil

Genovese Basil

Holy Basil

Here are three diferent types of Basil which all have destinct differences.  We’re getting all of these beautifully grown products and much more from  Harvest Time Herb Farms!  Check them out!  http://harvestthymeherbfarm.blogspot.com/

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Polyface Farms Pork Spare Ribs App

July 4th, 2009

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Braised Spare ribs, Peach BBQ, Mustard and Fennel Pollen, Summer Vegetable Slaw, Cilantro, Basil, Green Onion

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Wild Blueberries in the Blue Ridge Mountains

July 1st, 2009

incredibly sweet and aromatic

life is good

there are hundreds of these little beauties!  so sweet and just really intense flavor.  seriously divine snack to find along the trail.  wow, thank you mother nature.

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Something so special about a beautifully ripe red raspberry

June 23rd, 2009

These Raspberries are as amazing to eat as they are to photograph.   Just let nature do what it does best.

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Pics from the garden at The Ivy Inn

June 7th, 2009
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Sunday BBQ

May 27th, 2009

This past Sunday a few friends got together to smoke some delicious Double h Farms pork and to say goodbye, and best of  luck, to some very dear friends.   Charlottesville is going to  miss the hell out of you two! and I have to say I’m more than a little sad to see you go.  Good Luck in Oregon  April & Alex.

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