Top Chef S4E13: Pain in the Plantain
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I’d say more, but I don’t want to spoil anyone who hasn’t watched it already. This episode made me want to throw things, though. 
I Scream, You Scream
We all scream for ice cream, yeah?
How would you feel about bacon and egg ice cream?
A friend of mine sent me this video ages ago, and I thought it seemed like a brilliant idea.
I mean, it makes a ton of sense. It’s basically math: a custard or pudding is largely comprised of eggs and milk/cream, as are nicely scrambled eggs. And what goes better with scrambled eggs than some lovely bacon? And what goes better with lovely bacon than maple syrup?
Taking advantage of this idea, I presented it at this year’s Meatstravaganza, which is an annual event that some friends put together years ago that’s seriously the best time of the year for us. It’s full of good food, friends, fun—and indeed, some nice booze as well. Good times! 
I don’t have an ice cream maker, and I haven’t bought one mainly because I wouldn’t use it very often. I’m not terribly keen on using what limited space I have for things that won’t get used, so I pulled out the old Girl Scout trick of size-graduated containers, salt, ice, and a whole lot of shaking to churn by hand. People made ice cream before the advent of the machine, so why not?
It mostly went over well, although some people were a bit alarmed. I suppose that’s to be expected, though. I got a lot of comments from people who were surprised that it was sweet rather than savory, and also surprised that they liked it as much as they did.
I like to turn expectations on their heads as much as possible, which was in truth a large appeal of the execution of this idea.
Janaki
