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"Pork 31 Ways" commemorative poster
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Event, Print
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Menu Planning and Execution, Event Production, Photography, Graphic Design

"Neither rushed nor lazy, it reminds me of works like John Fahey's America, John Cassavetes' A Woman Under the Influence, or Dr. Seuss's One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish—a work with no sharp peaks or ruts or concern for loose ends, that feels like one long train of thought."

- Chris Dahlen on Blonde on Blonde, AV Club

“A shimmering minor chord in the key of pork”

- Jonathan Gold on “The Sandwich" at Roma Deli, LA Times

While neither quotation above is actually about Pork 31 Ways, each one uniquely resonates and immediately comes to mind when I look back upon that one indelible evening in 2015.

At the time, birthday boy and co-chef Julian Rose was working as a senior editor at Artforum, and it is easy to imagine how this position would play a role in how he envisioned celebrating his 31st birthday — an artistic statement of intent with pork as the chosen med... Read more

Charcuterie spread, all made in-house
More charcuterie, all made in-house
Pork rinds, fresh out of the fryer
Party gathers around the charcuterie
Co-Chefs, Christopher William Connolly and Julian Rose
Roasted butternut and honeynut squash
"Doublenut" squash soup w/ crème fraîche, chive, bacon
Bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with chorizo, before going into the oven
Bánh bèo - steamed rice cake w/ dried shrimp, scallion oil, pork rind, fish sauce
Fennel sausage, broccoli rabe and ricotta agnolotti, before going into the boiling water
Carnitas, coming out of the broiler
Announcing the next course
Porchetta, seasoned and ready to roll
The grid of pork, seen from above
Bacon, butterscotch, apple, thyme
Bacon chocolate truffles
The grid of pork, the morning after
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