A well-balanced meal doesn't always mean protein, vegetables, and a starch. Sometimes balance is more about evoking a place or a feeling - thoughtful food that's playful and plays well together is how balance presents in our kitchen.
It all started with a mention of the Derby. I had a friend who attended one year - seersuckered and bourboned to the gills, his stories or food, drink, and carousing rivaled the best Big Easy tales. Hats and juleps the norm, the smell of cigars permeated everything.