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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Smokin'

Smokin' THis guy is a real foodie. Incredible.
After having relocated to SoCal, and finding myself predictably out of work, and having nothing better to do with my time, I began a great love affair with BBQ. In 2005, seemingly every food publication was talking BBQ. I learned that BBQ is not grilling, but instead is "low and slow" roasting in the presence of wood smoke. Turns out I had never had real BBQ in my life, but rather sauced meat that people called BBQ. But with everyone talking about it, it must be compelling. So I began doing it, to see why everyone was talking about it, to see why it was compelling. It wasn't just the ambience of the BBQ restaurants, because as I learned, there is no ambience. BBQ was frequently served in dirty, smoky holes-in-the-wall, charming in their way, but devoid of the props (fine china, white tablecloth, great table service) that propel many of us to try new restaurants. Instead, it's all about the food- solid, masculine, smoky meat, with sides like you'd get at home from your grandma if she had grown up and learned to cook in the '30s or '40s, Settlement Cookbook style. I'm talking about macaroni and cheese (obviously not on my menu), cole slaw and potato salad, baked potatoes, various vegetable casseroles, etc. And of course, Barbecue is typically served on paper, with a minimum of fuss.
Surprising as it may be, we discovered that the Jewish community, especially the women, don't seem to respond kindly to paper. Consequently, last week we switched to china/stoneware, inauthentic though it may be. More important to have customers. And, we now offer a wider variety of food than before, attempting to have at least 1 vegetarian soup available at all times. And since we love them, we've been featuring jook (Cantonese rice porridge, made with turkey broth) and/or pho (Vietnamese beef noodle soup), esoteric to the Jewish community at large, but widely eaten serious food among nonJews. They may not be BBQ, but they hit the spot- like BBQ, they're comfort foods from their respective cultures. Jook is something my wife, Jennifer, grew up with, being San Francisco Cantonese, while Pho is something so popular in Los Angeles culture that we could not help but wonder about its attraction, and having produced creditable pho at home, fell in love with it. Obviously, the pho we make is faux pho, in that we substitute other things for fish sauce. And we have provided vegetarian onion soup, minestrone, vegetable soup and/or split pea soup for those vegetarians who find themselves dragged to Smokin'! with their carnivorous cohorts. We don't always have vegetarian soups, though, so please call ahead of time to check.
For catering, we can try anything you like, given enough advance notice, from smoked duck to smoked rib roast, and even plenty of un-smoked food. Please be aware, though, that not everything is readily available, or in stock in our kitchen or even at the distributor. We're pleased to work with you to bring your concept beautifully to fruition. And in this difficult economic time, please be aware that BBQ catering is often much less expensive than standard catering. One reason for this is that BBQ is typically delivered in steam table pans, and served as a buffet. Often catering is not even done on-site, and is treated like standard take-out or delivery, which makes it inherently appropriate for casual affairs. But even when it's desired for a more formal affair, the food costs themselves are often less than other types of foods. Where table service is desired, we can work with other caterers or event planners to get the job done, though we do not have the staff to do it ourselves.
We love catering Purim parties!



Smokin'!
Take-out, Sit-down, Catering
12514 Burbank Blvd.
Valley Village, CA 91607

Tel: 818-752-6866

email: craig@ganeden.com

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