Category Archives: Gastronomy

You’re staring down the rabbit hole of our “Psycedelic Rice” recipe. Just know that this photo is nowhere near as trippy as the one that made the cut, but you see where it’s going… You will “tie-dye” your roasted beets … Continue reading →

Making a grilled cheese sandwich look ‘buy-this-book-now’ amazing is sometimes harder than grilling one. We took two takes on our Belgian Onion Soup Sandwich. Above is the first that got vetoed. And here’s the second one that made the cut. … Continue reading →

Does soaking spices in alcohol count as a recipe? Sure does! We’ve had great success with booze-infused peppercorns and wanted to showcase ’em in the book. But how to visualize? Pepper sitting in a brown liquid could be anything after … Continue reading →

If it’s good luck when a lady bug lands on you, when it lands on your artichoke during a photo shoot it must mean something more. This speckled damsel alighted on an in-progress thistle inspection and was quickly snapped into … Continue reading →

This is when it got real. Getting a morning email with this photo and recipe for our “Citrus y Cebollas” salad laid out by our designer Jen is when we nearly shit ourselves realizing this book was gonna look as … Continue reading →

And now for something completely different: a photo that made it nowhere near the book! Raw asparagus spears soaked in blood… orange juice (with toasted walnuts and herb chevre balls) is a dish we made years ago for the blog; … Continue reading →

This is how our Saturday morning ritual starts. Bee-line it through the farmers market, performing an obligatory price-check out of the corner of our eye, but headed straight for the Cafecito Organico stand for liquid concentration (espresso). Shooting this last … Continue reading →

You can’t tell from the picture, but the lady we buy mushrooms from is hot. More often than not, the selecting process for oysters, shiitakes, crimini and portobello takes a little longer than it should — the Gaze lingers a … Continue reading →

In twenty days, our first cookbook comes out. “Salad Daze: The Hot Knives Vegetarian Cookbook” focuses entirely on fall and winter vegetables, with both vegan and vegetarian recipes. We are giddy with pride and grateful to our friends who helped … Continue reading →

In the last 30 days we’ve gone through one fluid gallon of agave nectar, a liter of molasses and two 5-pound bags of granulated sugar (not counting the several handfuls that erupted all over Evan’s car in thoroughly un-amusing red-light … Continue reading →