The auction and sale price of the 850-ish bottles of Red Hook Rye has escalated in the years hence, from that initial $75 (maybe it was $100?)

What about sweet cookies?These debates rival the "is a hot dog a sandwich" discussion in NC-centric online forums, but that connection to the past will probably disappear after my generation.

I'm just nabbing the memories while I can.“The second that I tasted my first bite at Otoko,.’s restaurant in Austin, I knew that I was looking at a Best New Chef.”.Strong words from.

’s Restaurant Editor Jordana Rothman, describing one of the most inventive and irreverent omakase spots in the country today.. Okai, who hails from Kyoto, is what.Editor in Chief Nilou Motamed describes as a “rock and roll sushi chef.” He’s a punk musician—and Austin, his longtime adopted city, is the perfect place for him to flex his musical muscles after restaurant hours.. For Okai, these dual passions have always been intertwined.

He started cooking professionally, drawing on his experience back in Japan working for a family catering company after the breakup of an erstwhile punk project many years ago.

“I came to realize that cooking is very similar to music,” he says.here, as the subject of rice is too grand for absolutes — call for whatever long- or medium-grain rice is popular in the region.

Spanish paella is a notable exception.. Bomba.are short-grain rices that release enough starch to form a crispy crust on the bottom of the pan, yet when cooked in an open vessel with plenty of air circulation, they retain a toothy texture where basmati would turn to mush.

Making paella without the appropriate rice is an uphill battle for the best of cooks, and paella rice may be a friend to any crispy-bottomed rice dish.. Get the Recipe: Sabzi Polo (Herbed Rice).Short-grain rice.