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Food, fermentation, craft, and the work behind them.

A place for deeper writing on food, process, seasonality, hospitality, and the lessons that come from working closely with ingredients over time.

Making

Tools, equipment, fabrication and practical problem-solving around the work.

Crystal-clear tomato martini garnished with brined green tomatoes among tomato vines.

The Clear Tomato Martini

A crystal-clear tomato martini made with ripe summer tomatoes, vodka, dry vermouth, MSG and a brined green tomato garnish, without the laboratory equipment I used the first time around.

James Gop

Sep 104 min read

FOOD · LAND · CRAFT

Food, fermentation, craft, and the work behind them.

A place for deeper writing on food, process, seasonality, hospitality, and the lessons that come from working closely with ingredients over time.

Making

The Clear Tomato Martini

Notes from the work