Shopping List What's the tool prep cooks swear by? Ever wonder which olive oil makes a.o.c.'sromesco a revelation? Chef Suzanne Goin of Lucques, a.o.c.,Tavern and The Larder opens up the back-of-house and shares her must-haves (and new obsessions) 1. EVERYDAY OLIVE OIL California Olive Ranch Arbequina Oil. $76.69. shop.californiaoliveranch.com. 2. AND VINEGAR Sanchez Romate sherry vinegar. chefshop.com. 3. ON COOKING SALT VERSUS FINISHING SALT I started out cooking with kosher salt, and sometimes those habits do not die. Your fingers get used to a perfect pinch. and it's so hard to switch. For a finishing salt, I like a Portuguese Flor de Sal we get from Mitica. forevercheese.com. 4. DAIRY Nothing beats real French butter, but I also love Straus Family Creamery in Tomales Bay. strausfamilycreamerycom. 5. THE BEE'S KNEES I'm sort of obsessed with honey. When a friend goes somewhere exotic and asks if I want anything. I always ask for a local honey. I love thick, creamy. white honey. My fave of the moment is Star Thistle Honey from Bee Raw Honeys in Colorado. $74/70.5 oz.. beeraw.com. 6. UNDER THE SEA Anchovies. Always in salt and always whole. I like Agostino Recca brand. $74.25, amazon.com. 7. CELESTIAL SEASONINGS Le Sanctuaire has wonderful spices. Also, The Spice House in Chicago is available online. Seek out a small local purveyor, if you can find one. Shichimi Togarashi,$9, le-sanctuaire.com. 8. FLOUR POWER Giusto's flour mill. Organic Whole Wheat 0.0. Flour, $72/5 lb. bag, giustos.com. 9. DO YOU FEED A WILD YEAST STARTER? Yes, our wholesale bakery supplies The Larder. larderbakingco.com. 10. NUTS FOR ... Hazelnuts from Trufflebert Farm in Oregon (Iife-changingl); Santa Barbara Pistachios (mind-blowingl) and S.B. walnuts by La Nogalera (try their delicious walnut oil, too). trufflebertfarm.com; santabarbarapistachios.com; lanogalera. com. 11. LEGUMES ZOrsun Idaho Heirloom Beans. We don't even soak them because they are so fresh. Calypso beans. zursunbeans.com. 12. CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT A cast-iron pan. 13. MOST USEFUL KNIFE FOR KITCHEN PREP Two: a chef's knife and a paring knife. 14. KEY TOOL I always love a mortar and pestle. Magnus Lundst6m mortar and pestle, quitokeeto.com. 15. BAR ESSENTIAL A bartender! 16. WOOD WORKS Spoon (Blackcreek Mercantile for March sugar maple ladle, $750.,marchsf.com). lucques.com; aocwinebar.com; tavernla.com; larderatburtonwaycom. • (136 MARCH 2014 2
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Shopping ListWhat's the tool prep cooks swearby? Ever wonder which olive oilmakes a.o.c.'sromesco a revelation? ChefSuzanne Goin of Lucques, a.o.c.,Tavern andThe Larder opens up the back-of-house andshares her must-haves (and new obsessions)1. EVERYDAY OLIVE OIL California Olive Ranch Arbequina Oil. $76.69.shop.californiaoliveranch.com. 2. AND VINEGAR Sanchez Romate sherryvinegar. chefshop.com. 3. ON COOKING SALT VERSUS FINISHING SALT I startedout cooking with kosher salt, and sometimes those habits do not die. Yourfingers get used to a perfect pinch. and it's so hard to switch. For a finishingsalt, I like a Portuguese Flor de Sal we get from Mitica. forevercheese.com.4. DAIRY Nothing beats real French butter, but I also love Straus FamilyCreamery in Tomales Bay. strausfamilycreamerycom. 5. THE BEE'S KNEES
I'm sort of obsessed with honey. When a friend goes somewhere exotic andasks if I want anything. I always ask for alocal honey. I love thick, creamy. whitehoney. My fave of the moment is StarThistle Honey from Bee Raw Honeys inColorado. $74/70.5 oz.. beeraw.com.6. UNDER THE SEA Anchovies. Always insalt and always whole. I like AgostinoRecca brand. $74.25, amazon.com.7. CELESTIAL SEASONINGS Le Sanctuairehas wonderful spices. Also, The SpiceHouse in Chicago is available online.Seek out a small local purveyor,if you can find one. Shichimi Togarashi, $9,le-sanctuaire.com. 8. FLOUR POWER
Giusto's flour mill. Organic Whole Wheat0.0. Flour, $72/5 lb. bag, giustos.com.9. DO YOU FEED A WILD YEAST STARTER?
Yes, our wholesale bakery supplies TheLarder. larderbakingco.com. 10.NUTS FOR...
Hazelnuts from Trufflebert Farm inOregon (Iife-changingl); Santa BarbaraPistachios (mind-blowingl) and S.B.walnuts by La Nogalera (try their deliciouswalnut oil, too). trufflebertfarm.com;santabarbarapistachios.com; lanogalera.com. 11. LEGUMES ZOrsun IdahoHeirloom Beans. We don't even soakthem because they are so fresh. Calypsobeans. zursunbeans.com. 12. CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT A cast-iron pan. 13. MOSTUSEFUL KNIFE FOR KITCHEN PREP
Two: a chef's knife and a paringknife. 14. KEY TOOL I always love amortar and pestle. MagnusLundst6m mortar and pestle,quitokeeto.com. 15. BAR ESSENTIAL
A bartender! 16. WOOD WORKS
Spoon (Blackcreek Mercantilefor March sugar maple ladle,$750.,marchsf.com). lucques.com;aocwinebar.com; tavernla.com;larderatburtonwaycom. •
(136 MARCH 2014
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