A Whole Lot of Food

One of the cool things about when a new grocery store opens up it brings so many possibilities to a community.
The new Whole Foods in Germantown brings those possibilities to life. 
I have never seen how a grocery store comes from the ground up and seeing some shelves stocked and the shelf right next to it empty is really neat.
I got to meet the team who helps with the opening and they gave me a wonderful tour of the new Whole Foods.
The center piece when you walk in is this fabulous dry ageing show case that easily gives you a 360 view of the dry aging process.
The Whole Foods has like every grocery store, a meat and seafood section, a dairy section, a produce section.
They also have a crepe making section, where they do a verity of sweet and savory crepes.
They also have (my personal favorite of the whole tour)
A Ramen Bar!!!
Now you may know that I love ramen and that there are only 3 or 4 places to get ramen in Memphis and so finding a place that servers it is a big treat!
They also sever some really rock'n and cool sushi burritos,

Now you may be thinking a sushi burrito? Whats a sushi burrito? I definitely was very intrigued. The burritos are kinda hard to explain, but its like a hand roll that you would find in Japan.
The sushi burritos are filled with either fish or chicken or  tofu wrapped in rice and then wrapped in seaweed, they come out to be, well, the size of a burrito.
The sushi burritos were very tasty.
They had several flavors of ramen, including Kimchi, Tonkatsu, spicy Tonkatsu, and many more.
The ramen was very tasty the egg on the ramen can be hard to get the perfect texture with the jelly yoke, the broth was flavorful and delicious super tasty.

The next section is the charcuterie the meats and cheeses were very good they had some smoked goat cheese and other wonderful cheeses and also a very interesting vegan charcuterie.
The Whole Foods also has a custom made espresso machine

So go to the Whole Foods and bring your appetite and then think about something creative for dinner.

Love the cabbage Leaf,
Logan

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A Small Bite of Bleu!

New Bleu 

A  while back I did a blog post on Bleu, if you know Bleu they like to change their menu a lot and since then they now have a new chef and menu.

I got a call go down to Bleu and participate in a really cool blogger tasting menu, and so I went. It was really neat being with a bunch of food bloggers, we all knew what we were eating and it was kinda like having lunch with your friends at camp. Everybody was taking photos and more photos! That is so Food Blogger! 










Chef went to Johnson and Whales when she was 14 and has a Jamaican background and flavors and she loves crab legs.

I have talked to bunches of chefs and almost ALL of them love crab legs over any other kind of seafood and I wondered why that is...
Well, its because crab is the best, that crab is delicious, and well, its crab. Man, I wish I had some crab right now.

Now I can't tell you all the little tasty things I ate there was just so many of them! Stand outs the short ribs, the enpinada, the salad! YUM.....

So,if you have not had lunch yet and want something new
than head on down to Bleu.

Love the Cabbage Leaf,
Logan

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Belly Acres

I was walking around Overton Square one Sunday and saw another new restaurant called Belly Acres and its a farm to table specializing in burgers. Now the name Belly Acres kinda makes me think I am gonna get a belly ache, but I decided to take a chance, fortunately I did not get a belly ache afterwords, phew.

The interior is very nice it really went with the theme of the restaurant, there is a plane flying through the wall, they even have a tractor I don't know if it still runs?




I ordered the bison burger with the normal toppings nothing to extreme but I did get some wasabi mayo on the side and for my side I got homemade chips. Making home made chips really good is really hard, and these just were not to good I had side envoy.
Mama's ordered a side of fries and they were the best side even Dad had side envoy.

The burger was pretty good the bison was good, but the bun was a little soggy. The rest of the toppings were really good though.

Dad ordered a grass feed beef burger, dad liked it 

Mama ordered the same burger as dad but ordered the fries, and we were all battling over the fries.
So when you go to Belly Acres be sure to order the fries.

Love the cabbage, Leaf
Logan

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Belly Acres

The corner of Cooper and Young, Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar

Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar

I first heard of Strano from a FB post back when I was on TV. I got an invite to visit and to play with some of the cool culinary tools Chef Josh uses daily. He wanted to help me with Foam. So, this isn't an ordinary blog post.

Chef Josh is the youngest restaurant owner, he has a lot of molecular tools to help fuel his ideas.
He is naturally the kind of guy I like to be around.

Chef Josh also helped me host my final episode party, thanks Josh!


Chef Josh's restaurant Strano! is located at that cursed spot at Cooper and Young. The restaurant is decorated with cool art, and a nice flow. The restaurant has sound baffles which make a large space fell quiet and cozy.

When I went and played around with Josh, I made a pesto pizza and Dad really liked it....

You may know what happens when dad really likes something...   He gets a craving!


We ordered on the first visit ( It was that good!) the fried calamari, pesto pizza, and toasted ravioli. The calamari was nicely breaded and sliced nice and thin the dipping sauce was a simple marinara, a well balanced dish.

The fried ravioli were nice and crispy and very good.

Chef Josh let me go in the kitchen and make the pesto pizza , so I can't really critique the pizza but, I could have made it rounder.

On the second visit I ordered the calamari again.
Dad ordered The Sous Vide pork tenderloin, he thought that the Sous Vide was a very interesting way to cook, Dad liked it.

Mama ordered Chef Josh's Signature spinach pie, the recipe is Josh's grandma's so you know it has to be good!
Mama really enjoyed the pie.


Chef Josh did one of the hardest things to do, he un-cursed
a location.

Love the Cabbage, 
Logan 

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Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar

Southern inspired recipe for the Lee Brothers

One of the coolest things about being a kid chef is that you get to meet and research cool chefs. One set of those cool chefs are the Lee Brothers.

The Lee Brothers have southern roots, and they are always pushing the envelope, they also have great cook books.

That got me thinking about this great pimento cheese I make and how could I push the envelope?

So, I decided to make this Pimento Macaroni and Cheese with a corn bread topping, I started with a blend of smoked cheeses 

including: Smoked Gruyere,Smoked Mozzarella,  Sharp Cheddar and Monterrey Jack.  I added half and half and 2 eggs. I then decided on some smoked salt, smoked paprika and pepper. I fire roasted a red pepper and diced it up fine. I used about 3/4 of it.
  
Then I mixed it all together and ladled it into some small square pan I have for an individual portion.

I knew I wanted a cornbread crumb topping so I whipped up a regular Jiffy mix and after it was done crumbled it into a small skillet with butter.

I topped each with some additional cheese and the butter crumbs and baked it up.

Next I thought about a doing some Catfish to go with. I used 1/2 cup of half and half and added some vinegar and some paprika, hot sauce and cayenne. I let the fish marinade a couple of hours. Then I saw those cornbread crumbs and thought why not? I simply dredged the fish and pan fried it.

I know I wanted a hot sauce so I used some Crystals, vinegar, Steen's syrup and butter and cooked it down for the top of the fish.

The cornbread give a nice slightly sweet flavor and the fish was super tender and moist. Pretty Unusual but hey that is why cooking is fun.

I forgot the Lee Brothers have a new Show on Ovation TV and  I cant wait to watch. Maybe I can even get a guest spot!

Love the Cabbage Leaf,

Logan




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Fathers Day Steak Cookout With Stuart Edge

Stuart  Edge I am a big FAN!

I had an amazing time! It was so cool to cook for all the Dads. I created a special seasoning blend,called Logan's Rub SE blend it is a great seasoning it will help you turn an ordinary steak and make it closer to a Wagyu beef steak it is available for pre order.

Now speaking of the Wagyu beef it was incredibly marbled so marbled that if it had any more marbling it wouldn't be a steak! This normally is kinda gross to me, but the fat is where most of the delicious flavor comes from. The seasoning created a crispy coat and that gave a difference in texture. 

I paired it with a Roasted Garlic Mashed Potato, Scorched Orange Pepper puree and grilled asparagus. I garnished with some wasabi peas.

I also served my signature Rosemary Peppercorn Smoked Lemonade perfectly smoky herby and tangy.


Thanks again for all the fun. It was amazing and cool!
LOVED IT!
Love the Cabbage
Logan

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Get Shorty

I was nominated for a
Shorty Award in the Food Category. Shorty's are awards for Social Media Excellence. The award show was in NYC. Now, I love NYC, so I asked my Grandma if she would take me. She said yes, so we got tickets and headed to the Awards.


It was held near Times Square and that is one of the coolest spots in NYC. We had a good hotel and the adventures just were NYC were great.

We ate at Guy Fieri's restaurant and boy was it good. To be honest. I had low expectations cause it is hooked into that whole Celebrity  Chef thing but they kicked it out of the park. Amazing!

I ordered the food we saw on one of the triple D episodes and yum! It was a party!

Sashimi tacos, egg rolls, and fried calamari with a Mac and Cheese burger to share. All really good!
I think the sashimi tacos were the best, but mom thinks the Mac and Cheese burger!

We then went to the 9/11 memorial and while it was very sad it was also very moving and well historic. I guess I understand about it better since it happened before I was born.

The Award show was really fun- and funny they had little appetizers which were just killer good.

LOVED them. I did not win but as Grandma says I have time!
It was such a great trip Grandma even got us all cool watches cause it was a good time, special time, and great time.

Thanks Grandma I loved it!
(including the van ride)

We also visited Christina Tosi MILK but that is another post!

Love the cabbage Leaf
Logan

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