Every relationship has milestones of some kind. Tonight Marc and I had one; one that I would not have considered had it not been for OTBN last month. I was food shopping this afternoon and Tom Douglas, who was basically the 1st chef from the Pacific Northwest to make to the big time, was signing books and cooking some halibut. For those of you outside of the Pacific NW, halibut is very much in season right now here and it is awesome!
Based on the fact that two of our friends cooked seafood at OTBN that Marc ate, I decided to take a chance and ask Chef Douglas for some tips - namely how to get Marc to eat more seafood (fried does not count). In addition to halibut, he recommended some locally procured Dover Sole to try out on him. So I went and bought one small fillet for us to split and was told to season with some bread crumbs, lemon pepper, garlic and olive oil.
The payoff: Marc ate one bite..... Marc ate two bites...... Marc ate five bites in total, which was about half. Because Dover Sole is so delicate, you have to be careful how you cook it so it came apart as I was transferring it from the pan to the plate. So Marc thought it was "mushy" but he would eat it again! It's a start!
I'll have to start plotting the next fish in the seafood curriculum - will keep you posted! And before I forget - Thanks Chef Douglas!