Duck fat
Brookville Market, on Connecticut Ave NW opposite the Uptown Cinema, sells d'Artagnan's duck fat in cartons. Dean & DeLuca has it more expensively in cans. Add defrosted duck legs from Maxims on the Rockville Pike in Rockville and you have most of what you need for duck confit.
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Foie gras and confits - 6 Nov 2011
I've just come across this video of Dan Barber of the Blue Hill Farm complex and restaurant in upstate New York. Please give it a look, whether you're a foie gras fan or violently opposed. read more...
The Butcher's Block by Robert Weidmaier - one of my favorite markets - 10 Feb 2011
Robert Weidmaier's favorite pantry supplies are all on sale at his Butcher's Block in Alexandria. Even better, Weidmaier, owner and chef of Marcel's, Brasserie Beck and now Brabo and The Tasting Room next door to Butcher's Block, A Market, has filled his meat counter with a splendid selection, from an exceptional pork belly to veal cheeks and the more familiar cuts of beef. read more...
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