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Octopus’ garden


The Daily - Arts and Life - Saturday, June 11, 2011

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Peeking at a menu in the window of a new Brooklyn restaurant, my sweetheart whispered in my ear, “I think octopus is having its moment.” An eater of all things, I was hopeful but unconvinced. A few hours later, my sister in Seattle mentioned a fantastic meal at The Tin Table starring grilled octopus over radish shavings with lemon confit. The next morning, I flipped through my notes from an interview with a Sicilian chef who cooked his octopus in a steam oven, giving it an incredible lobster-like flavor and texture.

Octopus is having its moment.

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