Dan Aykroyd impersonating Julia Child in a famous Saturday Night Live sketch inspired Erik Anderson and Jamie Malone, chefs at the Minneapolis restaurant Brut. The duo served Ritz crackers with chicken liver, onions, and prunes soaked in Armagnac.
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Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, chefs at The Progress in San Francisco, served morels with asparagus in dishes set atop a brightly embroidered tablecloth. The dish was inspired by the Jolly Green Giant, a classic figure in TV commercials.
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Avenue A Express
Timna also serves the Avenue A Express with house-made IPA simple syrup, coriander-infused Cocchi Americano (an aperitif wine), lime, and muddled juniper berries, which provide a gin-like essence to the drink.
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The Beer Float
For a boozy dessert, Syndicated, a restaurant, bar, and independent movie theater in Bushwick, Brooklyn, serves the Beer Float, which blends Keegan Mother’s Milk Stout with chocolate ice cream and caramel sauce, and is topped with whipped cream.
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