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Andrew Riggsby

@foodoriented.bsky.social

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Home cook; restaurants; culinary travel; cookbook collector. Traditional to high-tech. Omnivore w/ strong pescatarian emphasis.

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Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · Jan 20

Yesterday our senior pup Willis turned 7. Bday treat? Roulade w/layers of pastry, shrimp mousse, and ground bison, larded w/young Manchego. Slices served over (commmercial) demiglacé and frosted with grated Parmesan.

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 1d

I'd be interested a primer on that material. Does someone have one lying around online?

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 2d

It's tricky to make a great souffle, but I find it's actually easier than people think to make a pretty good one. (This one is based on a cooked-down zucchini puree.)

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 3d

Spicy shrimp, zucchini souffle, turtle pound cake.

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 3d

Michelin 2025. These are the ones I've walked to from our house. Apparently we live in a bargain neighborhood. (I still think Fabrik would have a star if they weren't slightlly over-correcting in favor of more "local" cusines.)

Michelin listings for Nixta Taqueria; Cuantos Tacos; Franklin Barbecue; Este; Fabrik; Siti.

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Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 4d

My general Michelin lukewarm-take is that listed restaurants are reliably good but that not being listed doesn't really indicate inferiority, and I think the Texas listings live up (down?) to that?

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Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 4d

This gives me a similar feeling to reading about Native American chefs talking about fry bread. I'm not really sure how to react to debates that I probably shouldn't get a vote on.

Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 5d

I wrote about the Indian chefs rejecting butter chicken, and those reclaiming it, and why they feel it needs to be reclaimed in the first place slate.com/life/2025/10...

Many Indian Chefs Want to Banish One Beloved Dish From Their Menus. Getting Rid of It Isn’t So Easy.

How did such a “basic” stew become so controversial?

slate.com

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 6d

Since they presumably have infinite space available online, it would be interesting if they could publish the original versions somewhere, so we could see just what the NYT did to make them home-cook-friendly.

cooking.nytimes.com/article/staf...

12 of Our Staff’s Favorite Restaurant Recipes That You Can Make at Home

Try Vinegar Hill House’s skillet sourdough pancakes, Roberta’s pizza and more dishes we’ve adapted from restaurants and bakeries over the years.

cooking.nytimes.com

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Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 6d

Excellent!

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 6d

Is that NaHCO₃ brine plus broiling technique likely to be applicable to a broader set of proteins than fish?

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Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 13d

Pretty sure I’ve got that; my super power is old-ness.

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 14d

Elite-tier friend you are.

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 14d

Is that an implicit critique of the resident dogs?

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 18d

#TeamElephant

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 24d

An excellent point.

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 26d

Chicken enchiladas (roasted tomatillo salsa; homemade tortillas).

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Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 27d

Do we know by whom this decision will actually be made?

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 27d

Mmmmmm. Not our parents’ Knoxville.

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 29d

Love it.

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 29d

Have that very one in that exact color!

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Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · 29d

And delicious!

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · Oct 3

But they will not, I suspect, eat themselves. You may need to step into the breach.

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · Oct 3

Finnish dallaspulla. In American terms, kind of a cross between a cinnamon roll and a cheese danish . The extra sugar on the right isn't traditional, but it's replacing some that I forgot to include at the rolling stage (and it fact it was unnecessary). [On-line class by @wilreidie.bsky.social ]

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Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · Sep 28

*ravioli

Andrew Riggsby @foodoriented.bsky.social · Sep 28

Sheet lasagne, one with brown butter and sage, the other with a tomato water glaze.

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