Vegetarian No Menu Monday-3/26/2012

by Nick Talarico on March 27, 2012

A big thank you to everyone who came out to our Vegetarian No Menu Monday. Andy and Michael really pushed themselves to create a meal that truly embraced vegetables as the important element to any meal that they believe veggies are. Thank you to everyone who came in and ate with us.

Make sure to make reservations now for the next No Menu Monday, April 30, 2012. It’s not vegetarian, so who knows what the chefs will do.

Amuse: Smoked Eggplant Crostinni | kalamata olive, pickled mustard seeds

1st Course: Garden Plate | noma dirt, carrot, turnip, asparagus, salsa verde

2nd Course: Sunflower Seed Risotto | cardoon, artichoke, celery

3rd Course: Leek Marrow | peasant pappa, tomato, black truffle, arugula flower, braised onion

4th Course: Strawberry Cake | hibiscus cream cheese, honey black pepper gelato

And if you’d like to read what a diner thought, you can check out what Pamela Deeney of Memphis Magazine had to say by clicking here.

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Food and Wine People’s Choice: Best New Chef

by Nick Talarico on March 6, 2012

We are excited that Food and Wine Magazine has nominated our chefs, Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman, in their second annual People’s Choice: Best New Chef competition. Each year, Food and Wine lists their choices for best new chefs, and they now give their readers the chance to name their own.

To vote for Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman, please follow this link: http://www.foodandwine.com/peoples-best-new-chef/southeast

Andy and Michael are excited for the nomination and we hope to bring home a win for the city, but to do that, we need your help. Forward this email to your friends, put the link on facebook and twitter, and let’s get the vote out! Memphis may be one of the smaller populations in the contest, but it’s also the best at showing up to support it’s hometown food scene.

And while you’re there, you can scroll through the lists of chefs to vote for all your favorites across America.

Thank you for your support in this and every night that you dine with us.

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Swine & Wine: The Story Behind the Meal

February 24, 2012

As we all finalize the restaurant for Swine and Wine 2012, which begins tonight, we have had an uptick in questions from some of our friends. They ask, “Where’d you get the idea?” “Have the chefs ever seen a pig slaughter?” “What is that gnarly painting doing there?” Andy and Michael love to tell the [...]

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Swine and Wine 2012-Saturday Sold Out

February 22, 2012

It’s unfortunate, but you heard right: Swine and Wine 2012 is sold out this Saturday, February 25, 2012. The bright side? We still have space available for this Friday, February 24, 2012. Swine and Wine, our annual nose to tail dinner to honor Newman Farms and their amazing Berkshire heritage breed pig, is a seven [...]

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Valentine’s Menu 2012

February 11, 2012

Below you will find the link to the Valentine’s Menu that we are serving on February 11 and 14, 2012. We are fully booked at this time, but if you are spending the holiday with us or somewhere else, we wish you the best Valentine’s Possible. VALENTINE DAY MENU 2012

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Cochon 555-The Lead Up

February 2, 2012

This week has been a hectic menagerie of pork parts here at Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, not to mention the many other things (like this and this) going on, but Andy and Michael and all the chefs competing in Cochon 555 have received some serious ink over the week. Check out this monumental blog post [...]

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The First No Menu Monday of 2012

January 28, 2012

This Monday, January 30, 2012 is the first No Menu Monday for 2012. After a very fishy Feast of the Seven Fishes last month and a very porky February, Andy and Michael are preparing a four course menu that will be, for them, a much needed breath before diving into the craziness of Cochon 555, Swine and Wine, and [...]

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Adelsheim Vineyard Wine Dinner

January 25, 2012

We are excited to invite everyone to come enjoy a taste of the fabulous wines of Oregon as we host a wine dinner with Adelsheim Vineyard of Willamette Valley, Oregon. The wine dinner is on Friday, February 3, 2012 and is a great way to get to know one of the fabulous wineries supporting Cochon 555 and [...]

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Hog & Hominy: The Kitchen Expansion

January 20, 2012

As you can see from the video above, the expansion and renovation of 707 is coming along quickly. Check out the pictures below for more of an interesting “before” view of Hog and Hominy.

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Swine and Wine 2012

January 20, 2012

It’s official! Andy and Michael just gave me permission to release the dates for Swine and Wine 2012–Friday, February 24 and Saturday, February 25, 2012. February, with the addition of the Memphis leg of Cochon 555, is going to be one porky month in Memphis. I am truly excited about the dinner this year after [...]

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