H*A*M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can we NOT use this track??????   

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






This experiment helped hone the system a great deal and allowed us to hash out the direct correlations we've been after for 6 months!!!

Here's some of our music analysis:

"This is the Life" by Curren$y

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")

        Ingredient refference: (oreos, pheasant, bone in)

Rolling Pork Blunts w. Lukas Southard! (mustard greens, dandelion greens, fennel pollen and sea salt)



Nick Butchering the pork loin before brining...

The Dish; overhead view





THIS WEEK'S WORK

http://purple.fr/magazine/s-s-2011-issue-15/0

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.

SMITH AND MILLS COLLABORATION

Foo Fighters "Best of You"
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