A Top Chef Taste of Commander’s Wild Side!
Behind the Scenes of the Top Chef Finale at Commander’s Palace!
Behind the Scenes of the Top Chef Finale at Commander’s Palace!
Check out this season’s final Top Chef episode on Bravo. And see our segments with the show’s producers exclusively on our Facebook page. And, of course, don’t miss the new book “Commander’s Wild Side.”
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| Posted on February 26th, 2009 | Tagged with Alligator, Commander's Palace, Top Chef
While the Top Chef folks whipped up their alligator dishes in the Commander’s Palace kitchen, Commander’s own Chef Tory McPhail whipped up his own version. And now we share it with you!!
Prep Time: 2 1/2 hours
Yeilds: 6 servings
3 pounds alligator, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups diced onions
2 cups diced celery …
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Thanks for sharing a lovely remembrance. My father was a newspaper photographer in SF in the 50's, and told me stories about the famous watering holes of the city, and the origination of Irish Coffee at the Buena Vista. I finally got a proper Buena Vista introduction when I moved to the
mangababe on Get Your Irish Up!
Looks like a great way to go green today! Thanks for the recipe and enjoy your day!!!
Jacque on The Merry Irishwoman
Meghan, my lass -- nice job! Great drink, video, blog and recipe. You've kicked off the wearing of the green in a great way. Cheers! Let's talk tomorrow about some "hair of dog" recipes which I'm sure this group will be needing.
ishakeitup on The Merry Irishwoman
that show was off the hook! wish i could be there for the mega humongous party. wow.
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February 26th, 2009 @ 1:22 am
Wow! So cool that Top Chef was in Commanders kitchen! You can see the camera crew in the background in the kitchen, love it. And it was a blast to see Ti and Chef Tory in the finale episode. Alligator, seriously? Chef Tory, I’ll probably be trying the drink recipe first… well at least until my local market gets gator in the deli counter. Glad you served them some great cocktails to make the evening perfect.
February 26th, 2009 @ 3:54 pm
Lu Brow has a great Bloody Mary recipe similar to this one and I love her garnishing style, almost a pickled salad on top. She did mention to add beef broth along with homemade beef jerky swizzle stick! So with that said, after watching this, can you garnish with alligator jerky?
February 27th, 2009 @ 10:01 pm
What an amazing coup for Commander’s! It was so exciting to watch the finale Top Chef and see the entire ITLOC gang. This was such a treat!!!
March 2nd, 2009 @ 5:09 pm
I will admit, it was pretty cool to see the arrogant guy have to cook with an alligator and then pull it off. I wouldn’t know what to do with that! I cooked a turkey that I shot one year and um, it didn’t go well. Maybe I should read the cookbook on wild game.
March 6th, 2009 @ 1:57 pm
What a cool video!
March 6th, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
No words for the magic of New Orleans, take me back