{"id":1337,"date":"2013-04-25T07:23:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T12:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2013-04-25T07:23:53","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T12:23:53","slug":"delicious-event-middlewest-magazine-launch-making-its-pea-pate-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/25\/delicious-event-middlewest-magazine-launch-making-its-pea-pate-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Delicious event: Middlewest magazine launch \/\/ making its pea p\u00e2t\u00e9 recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Middlewest<\/a>
Middlewest<\/em> pea p\u00e2t\u00e9: as shown in the magazine & my version<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve been waiting to blog about the final F\u00eate event that I attended a few weeks ago (see previous F\u00eate coverage here<\/a> and here<\/a>): the official launch of Middlewest<\/em><\/a> magazine. Middlewest<\/em> was created by David Tamarkin and Erica Gannett, both formerly of Time Out Chicago<\/em> and well-known for food writing and photography, respectively. They worked with design team Sonnenzimmer<\/a> to produce a new kind of food magazine, meant as a complete departure from tradition. Aesthetically, it’s striking: 10 seasonal recipes on 10 double-sided cards, plus a fold out literary supplement, all inside a white envelope. The images of each recipe are intricately layered for a look that’s undeniably unique. At the event, the creators discussed their bold intentions with Middlewest and how the process unfolded with this inaugural issue. It was really interesting to hear how they ended up with the deconstructed look, the three-word recipe headlines, and other features of the final product.<\/p>\n

\"Middlewest<\/a>
Middlewest<\/em> magazines and totebags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Served<\/a>
Served at the event: editor David Tamarkin’s coffee cake (one of the recipes in the magazine) and pourover coffee from Gaslight Coffee Roasters<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, when it came time to decide which recipe to make first, this brilliant green pea p\u00e2t\u00e9 practically leapt off its artful page. I subbed in sage for tarragon (out of availability and personal preference), but stuck closely to the rest of the recipe: toasting, then grinding the fennel; sweating down the shallots; blanching, then shocking the peas; and carefully processing it all together with garlic and salt. The result was bright, springy, and basically addictive. Turns out peas and fennel are great together! I tried it spread on both toasted baguette and seedy cracker, and served it with roasted radishes. I have a feeling the other Middlewest<\/em> recipes will be just as successful, and can’t wait to explore more of these seasonal flavor pairings.<\/p>\n

\"Toasting<\/a>
Toasting the fennel seeds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Peas<\/a>
Peas chillin’ in the ice bath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Whirling<\/a>
Whirling it together in the food processor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Middlewest<\/a>
Pea p\u00e2t\u00e9 and roasted radishes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The details:<\/strong> For this and other recipes, buy the magazine’s first issue here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve been waiting to blog about the final F\u00eate event that I attended a few weeks ago (see previous F\u00eate coverage here and here): the official launch of Middlewest magazine. Middlewest was created by David Tamarkin and Erica Gannett, both formerly of Time Out Chicago and well-known for food writing and photography, respectively. They worked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[269,339,368,396,474,477,500,503,541,759,760,859,860,866,949,1040,1079],"class_list":["post-1337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-delicious-events","tag-chicago","tag-coffee-cake","tag-crostini","tag-design","tag-fennel","tag-fete","tag-food-magazines","tag-food-photography","tag-gaslight-coffee","tag-middlewest","tag-middlewest-magazine","tag-pea-pate","tag-pea-recipes","tag-peas","tag-radishes","tag-shallots","tag-spring-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1337\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}