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Things that make us feel warm and cozy
This week, the kitchen leans warm and generous. We are cooking for colder nights. That means, steak that gives strength. Soup that feels like a blanket. Pumpkin that tastes like the season. And a cocktail that makes fall feel tropical for a moment.
Reverse Seared Tri-Tip Steak with Callaloo Salsa
Tri-tip steak is charred on the outside and light pink inside. Callaloo salsa brings deep green flavor that tastes alive. Sweet potatoes roast until their edges caramelize. It tastes like fall in the Caribbean.
White Cheddar Potato and Leek Soup
Creamy and sharp in all the right ways. The white cheddar melts into the potatoes and leeks caramelize until everything becomes cozy and soft. A bowl that fills you up and quiets the room for a minute.
Persimmon Milk Punch Margarita
Persimmon gives this margarita a gentle sweetness. The milk punch technique turns it silky. It is bright and playful even when the days get short. A fruit that shows up just as the world goes gray.
Roasted Pumpkin with Whipped Ricotta and Brown Butter Lemon Sauce
Pumpkin caramelizes in the oven until it tastes like its own sugar. Whipped ricotta keeps it light. Brown butter lemon sauce brings the richness back down to earth. This is the side dish you will think about later.
Find more seasonal recipes on hecooks.co.
Introducing Palate Passport®: Williamsburg
Spend a day with us in Brooklyn’s creative core. If there is a flavor New York hasn’t figured out yet, Williamsburg is probably working on it. This is where chefs twist tradition, brewers chase ideas that shouldn’t work but do, and bartenders build drinks with personality instead of pretense.
Cantonese-American classics rewritten with swagger. Charcoal and small plates that turn dinner into theater. Fruit-forward beers in bright taprooms. Stouts and IPAs with cult followings. Natural wine in bars that feel like creative studios. And a waterfront reminder that this all sits on a city that never stops moving.
It is food and drink driven by people who want to make something new. And they are succeeding.