Secrets of Success from The King & Queen of Pork For the local food nut or swine savant, it’s impossible not to be inspired by John Stewart and Duskie Estes, the husband-and-wife duo who just won the Pork Olympics. Hear their secrets, and learn how to cook like them (plus helpful recipes!). Read more More
Sam’s Good Meats: What’s It Like to Judge a Professional Cookoff? Notes from the Lamb Jam: “I lost focus around plate 17, when the meat sweats started. The pages of my judge’s book tell the story of that moment: half-readable scrawls and sauce spots everywhere. People around the table stopped talking to each other.” Read more More
Bury Me in a Bowl of Pig Foot Jambalaya Sam’s Good Meats challenges anyone turned off by the title of this piece to say they wouldn’t try the dish made at the end of it. Except vegetarians. They can ping @SamsGoodMeats on Twitter with complaints. Read more More
Cochon 555 Closing Ceremony: The Pork Olympics “In my dream, I sit at the Cochon 555 judge’s table with only a plastic spork, and nothing I stab with it will stick. Tom Waits’ Looks Like I’m Up Sh*t Creek Again plays in the background. My screams are not heard.” Read more More
Pig Olympians: Chef Jamie Leeds, Leading Light & Chef Ed Witt, Swine Savant On March 13, five of DC’s best chefs will compete in Cochon 555 — The Pork Olympics. In the final part of his interview series, Sam Hiersteiner introduces you to a swine savant and the type of chef your mother could love. Read more More
Pig Olympians: Chef Tarver King, Mr. Big Country Imagine a waffle that had meltingly tender, sweet-and-salty aged pork as its butter. Sam Hiersteiner looks back at his tasting notes and sees that he wrote “holy sh*t” in reference to the dish. We continue our coverage of The Pork Olympics. Read more More
Pig Olympians: Chef Adam Sobel, The New Guy Adam Sobel’s Yankee swagger was on display when I asked him if he had any messages to send to his competitors. “I hope they’re taking it seriously, because I’m not just the new guy, I’m here to win.” Read more More