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New York Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Three Easy Dishes to Make for a Crowd This Summer
When the chef Scott Clark is cooking for a big bunch of friends, his goal is always to deliver a dish that's 'more than delicious,' he says. 'It should also show off.' For Clark, 39 — who owns Dad's Luncheonette, a diner in a historic train car in Half Moon Bay, Calif. — that might mean trying a new technique (making custard with Earl Grey tea, for instance) or plating with a little pageantry, like dolloping yogurt on a slice of cake before finishing it with a sprinkle of citrus zest. - A Danish jewelry designer's long midsummer lunch. - In the Caribbean, a couple's laid-back birthday party with their young son. - A group of trans artists and activists' Filipino feast on Fire Island. - In a Georgian vineyard, a meal inspired by a painting. - A guide to sharing a vacation rental (and remaining friends with your housemates). - Chefs' favorite recipes for large groups. - An easy, crowd-pleasing cocktail to make in big batches. For our Summer Entertaining Issue, we asked Clark and two other Bay Area chefs to share foolproof but impressive recipes that can be scaled up, prepped ahead or pulled together in a flash — ideal dishes, in other words, for feeding a crowd on vacation. For the chef Nite Yun, 42, who runs the Cambodian restaurant Lunette in San Francisco's Ferry Building, no big group meal is complete without a generous portion of quick-cooking greens. They 'pair with almost anything,' she says. When cooking for his friends, Geoff Davis, 37, the chef and owner of the soul food restaurant Burdell in Oakland, serves family-style platters that highlight summer produce, like blackened fish with sweet corn grits and tomato vinaigrette. And Clark prefers his summer spreads capped off by something cold, celebratory and indulgent, like his nostalgic icebox pie flecked with tea leaves. The rest of the menu, he says, 'depends on how much I like the people.' Geoff Davis's Blackened Cod With Sweet Corn Grits This recipe is adapted from a fish and grits dish that appeared on the opening menu at Burdell. The grits can be made up to a day in advance and reheated, and because the fish is blackened, it's nearly impossible to overcook. 'You're burning it on purpose,' says Davis. 'It's pretty easy to pull off and you look like a rock star.' For best results, Davis recommends waiting until Sungold tomatoes and sweet corn are at their peak in your region. Look for apricot-orange tomatoes and ears of corn with bright green husks and plump kernels. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
West Australian
28-05-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Fitzroy Crossing oval to get security boost with new fence, saving league thousands
Fitzroy Crossing Town Oval will receive a fencing upgrade which will save the Central Kimberley Football and Basketball League around $12,000 on security for the season's finals. The Shire of Derby-West Kimberley has received $2.5 million in State funding for stage two of the Fitzroy Crossing Recreation Precinct Upgrade, part of which will go towards palisade fencing. The most recently published council agenda says procurement work will begin on the fencing project and it is expected to be delivered in the coming financial year. Central Kimberley Football and Basketball League football manager Geoff Davis welcomed the update on the fence upgrade, and said the project was long overdue. 'This has been promised for the last two years,' Mr Davis, a former shire councillor said. Mr Davis said the current chain mesh fence was inadequate as people could cut through it to get in to watch the finals without paying, or to smuggle in alcohol. 'The impact of people sneaking through the fence means we lose money to run the league,' he said. He said the league spent $12,000 on security for last year's finals to control the fence. News of the fencing upgrade follows the installation of new floodlights last year. Mr Davis was a councillor until February, when a mass resignation led to all council positions being declared vacant. Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley has since appointed Commissioner Jeff Gooding to oversee the council until the October elections. Along with the fencing upgrade, the $2.5 million grant is also earmarked to be used for stage two of a youth precinct development. However, this project is now in doubt for the cash-strapped council. In a report in the council agenda from May 22, a council staff member said delivery of the youth precinct would depend on future council considerations. 'The Shire may seek to vary the purpose of the funding should it not proceed,' the report said. In a statement, the shire said the youth precinct project included construction of perimeter fencing around the recreation precinct. 'Stage two includes soft landscaping, picnic and seating facilities and then development of specialised play equipment for all age groups and abilities,' it said. 'The tender has been released and the perimeter fencing will proceed in the second part of this year.'
