The Curr^nt System
Monday, November 7, 2011
NEW BLOG ADDRESS!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
H*A*M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
H*A*M has been announced as a bonus track on the much anticipated Jay-Z and Kanye West Album "Watch the Throne" which will drop August 8th. Are you kidding me?!?!?! It's On. Art Anyone? Text Anyone? Reach out and touch us, damn!
Pork Loin Blunt w. purple berry jam, torched peaches and watermelon ruins
Lyrics of note:
you break down, you roll up
double stuffed oreos
pheasants, under wraps like presents
Pool sides, and rooftops
steady paper twisting
smoke from the bone
fools get ejected
Mood: carefree, summertime party, cocky, dangerous, dreamy
Tempo/rhythm: slow bounce,
Texture: squishy, liquid in the base sound, refrain very soft refrain is very soft and smooth, beat is light and crispy, high crystalline piano hook, sweeping piano base
Themes: smoking weed, driving around, picking up girls for a party, being on top of your game
Food Equivalents:
Texture: (creamy, juicy, crispy, crystalline)
Flavors: (smokey, sweet, bright/citrus, watermelon, herbal/vegetal)
Techniques: (en papiote, roulade,stuffed, flambe, grille, slow cooked "under glass")
Rolling Pork Blunts w. Lukas Southard! (mustard greens, dandelion greens, fennel pollen and sea salt) |
Monday, July 18, 2011
THIS WEEK'S WORK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p5P4uxJNKA
http://www.peter-owen.com/
Here's what we have put together: From Fashion Designer Jill Lindsey (Purple Fashion Magazine Travel Section article on Montana) From Pitchfork.com's best new tracks of the week (Curren$y "this is the life) and a Painting from Brooklyn Artist Peter Owen.
Ingredients:
Mustard Greens
Field Greens
Dandelion Greens
Blackberries
Gooseberries
Heritage Pork Loin
Fennel Pollen
Watermelon
Blueberries
Chives
Ginger Root
Maple Syrup
Spanish Smoked Pimenton
Stay tuned. We're rolling out on Friday 7/22.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
SMITH AND MILLS COLLABORATION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_L4Rixya64
NY Times Monday July 11th "Despite Violence, Mexico Plants hum at Border"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/world/americas/11matamoros.html?pagewanted=all
Alexander McQueen "Dress No. 13" from Metropolitan Museum Savage Beauty Exhibition
http://blog.metmuseum.org/alexandermcqueen/dress-no-13/
Here's What we're looking for
Music: Texture, Dynamic, Lyric, Rhythm
Art: Color, Mood, Shape
Article: Region, Theme, language.
Here are our Ingredients: (assume we have a full spice rack, herb drawer, and french kitchen basics (vinegar, butter, oil, flour, sugar, mirepoix)
Duck Breast
Chorizo
fava beans
rhubarb
sweet corn
blackberries
red bliss potatoes
pickled jalapen
red onion
blood orange
scallions
Sunday, April 10, 2011
High Road Pork Shank Recipe and Method
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
April 5th 2011, DMM, Ysabel Lemay, NY Times
"Metamorphose": Water, White, Splash, Berries, Negative space, Explosions, Nature vs. the Unnatural, Speed of Life, Delicate vs. Agressive, Fresh, Billowing, Soft, Floral, Herbal, Tart, Cool, Warm Bursts, Blooming, Wild
"Geisha": Delicate Bones, Silk, Rolling aftershocks/ waves, depth of earth, solitude of the aftermath, life beyond time, "wide open mouth that swallows everything", white make-up, silver hair, sake, uphill, Shamisen strings, #3, washing away, smell of ruin, dust, steel, guardianship, young and old, dance, down home Japan, yakuza ink, "Kamaishi Seashore Song"
MENU
Apps and Sides:
Whitewash of Tuna w. pickled Celeriac, baby turnip, red finger chili
Country Fried Steak through the garden
Mushrooms after Meltdown (oyster mushrooms, chilis, chanterelles, Lardo)
Barbeque Acorn Squash w. yuzu aioli, face bacon brittle, redcress and tendril salad
Duck Tartare w. pickled quail egg, red finger chili, spring onion, and crispy duck skin
ENTREES:
High Road Pork Shank w. mountain berries and the sea below
Geisha Skate Wing w. Rhubard Yakuza and purple potato tatoo
Duck and Cover
Tasted with:
2007 Faust Cab
PHOTOS from 1st experiment. Check back soon for tasting notes, input from DMM, and new source material from Nathan Silver and Kia Davis.