HERE WE GO . . . .
IN THE BEGINNING AT LEX 18
BIG DREAMS, SMALL KITCHEN
YOUNG PINE CONES. EVENTUALLY PICKLED TO FIND THE ESSENCE OF NUTMEG
MY GREAT SOUS CHEF, CHRIS MILITANA
THEN MY LIFE CHANGED! A GREAT CARD MY WIFE MADE AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OF LEX 18 BEING OPENED.
BEETS, BEET GREENS, KOMBUCHA, SOFT EGG
CHOCOLATE AND CHERRIES
CAULIFLOWER AND CAT'S EAR DANDELIONS WITH PECANS, LAMB'S QUARTER, AND GRILLED GARLIC SCAPES. A FEW DROPS OF FERMENTED HOT SAUCE AND A LITTLE HOMEMADE YOGURT REALLY TIED THIS DISH TOGETHER
COCOA SPONGE, CREME FRAICHE, CLOVER, BLACK RASPBERRIES
CARROTS, FARMER'S CHEESE, BASIL, PICKLED BEET STEMS
DUCK LIVER DOUGHNUT, BLACKBERRIES, GOUMI SYRUP
"SCOBY" MADE FROM KOMBUCHA
TESTING BREAD SHAPES
BEETS, SOFT EGG, 'SCOBY', QUEEN ANNE'S LACE, MICRO CHERVIL
BLACK RASPBERRY CURD, FROZEN WHIPPED CREAM, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, MAPLY SYRUP
MONSTER IVORY KING SALMON
WAX MYRTLE PANNA COTTA, BROWN BUTTER, OATS, CHERRY, SORREL
COPPA, PURSLANE, GREEN BEANS, PEPITAS, PURPLE BASIL, CURRANTS
THE COPPA WAS FROM MY FRIEND KYLE MCKNIGHT @ HIGHLAND AVENUE IN HICKORY NC
CANDIED SASSAFRAS LEAVES. THE ESSENCE OF FRUITY PEBBLES
BEEF RIBEYE, YUKON GOLD, SQUASH, BUTTERMILK, CELERY OIL, BACON JAM
ANOTHER VARIATION OF OUR FOSSILIZED CHOCOLATE DESSERT
ANOTHER PRESENTATION OF THE BLACKBERRY CURD. I THINK THIS WAS THE ONE WE STUCK WITH.
NEW COOLER DAY! IT WAS ACTUALLY OLD AND BARELY WORKED BUT WE WERE EXCITED ANYWAY
FROZEN BLACK WALNUT PRALINE, BLUEBERRIES, PINE, CURRANTS, SORREL, YOGURT, HONEY
TOMATO & STRAWBERRY ASPIC, MARCONA ALMONDS, SASSAFRASS
A VARIATION OF THE BLACK WALNUT DESSERT. OWEN WILSON ORDERED THIS DESSERT.
BEET MERINGUE
SQUASH SOUP WITH GRILLED PEACH & TOASTED FLAX
TOMATO, TOMATILLO, PECAN, PICKLED ONIONS, LIME BASIL, CREME FRAICHE
SUMAC, WILD GRAPES, ELDERBERRY
MOLASSES, PECAN, WHITE CHOCOLATE MERINGE & MELTED DARK CHOCOLATE
VARIATION OF THE TOMATO APPETIZER
MORE BREAD TESTING. WE ENDED UP STICKING WITH THE LOAF YOU WILL SEE BELOW.
NC RED SNAPPER
THE FIRST DAY USING OUR NEW PROOFING BASKETS
AMAZING VINEGAR FROM MY GOOD FRIEND DAN @ LINDERA FARMS
ANOTHER VARIATION OF THE ABOVE BEET DISH
APPLE CREMEUX, LEMON THYME, APPLE PIE SOIL, CARAMEL, MALDON, FRESH APPLE
ANOTHER VARIATION OF THE TOMATO DISH
VARIATION ON THE CHOCOLATE & MERINGUE
MY SOUS CHEF CHRIS MILITANA AND CHEF STEVEN GOFF OF KING JAMES PUBLIC HOUSE DOING A DINNER FOR THE PREMIER OF 'GMO OMG'
CREAM OF FERMENTED WHEAT ON A CRACKER, WITH OXALIS AND GOLDEN ROD
FERMENTING TROUT BELLY
VARIATION OF ABOVE APPLE DESSERT
PORK SHOULDER, PURPLE POTATOES, SWISS CHARD, BACON JAM
ROASTED SUNCHOKES, HAZELNUTS, QUAIL EGG VINIAGRETTE, SORREL, AND PIMINT D' ESPLETTE
YET ANOTHER VARIATION ON THE APPLE DESSERT
BROWN SUGAR & BUTTERMILK PIE, MOONSHINE BERRIES, WHIPPED CREAM, SUCANAT
WE HAD A GREAT RUN AT LEX 18 AND ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE WERE GIVEN TO CREATE THESE DISHES.
