The Deconstruction of Fish & Chips

Published on September 26, 2009December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

At CR’s urging, I decided to give the deconstruction of fish & chips a try. (For background on the Top Chef deconstruction challenge, read about it here.) My challenge was to create a dish that would deconstruct fish & chips and end up tasting like the original. Since the only ingredients in the traditional offering are […]

Deconstruction Challenge, via Top Chef

Published on September 23, 2009December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

Tonight, the chefs were asked to deconstruct a classic dish. One of them was fish and chips, which happens to be one of Christopher Robin’s favorites, so I found myself trying to imagine how to do it. As we watched, I kept tossing out ideas, and CR finally said, “Try it!” (Subtext: please please please!) […]