Giving potatoes the royal treatment. Recipes: Sterling Gold Caviar, Smoked Salmon and Potato Napoleon; Potato Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Truffled Mushroom and Spinach Ragout
East West Bistro Menu: Grilled Peppered New York Strip With Shallot-Pommery Sauce, Spinach-Shiitake-Potato Gratin Dauphinoise; Curried Shepherd's Pie With Mustard Sauce
Ming dresses up the American classic combo of steak and mushrooms: Oven-roasted Beef Tenderloin with Citrus Chanterelle Vinaigrette; Warm Spinach Sesame Roulade; Chanterelle Risotto.
Features fried chicken smothered in mushrooms and served on cooked spinach. Graham visits New York and the Colony Restaurant for preparation of the featured dish.
Aida prepares two party-pleasing dips that can then be transformed into main dishes. Cucumber-Dill Yogurt Dip is perfect for crudite and can also be used as a marinade for Grilled Lamb Kebabs. Spinach-Ricotta Dip is delicious with cut pita wedges, and when transformed into Spinach-Ricotta Pesto Pasta with Crisp Prosciutto and Asparagus, it becomes a fast and simple weeknight dinner.