So, this comic makes Niles look a little more manic than he really is, but every single one of these mac & cheese recipes was something he actually dreamed up. I’m pretty sure the Reverse Mac & Cheese would end up being just awful to eat, but it’s still an exciting idea. I’m also pretty sure he got the idea from some dishes we ate at iNG when I did a live drawing night there a few weeks ago. The dessert had a silky sweet sauce made from brioche, and it was amazing.
(PS: at those live drawing nights at iNG, I made little paintings of ladies with food fascinators on their heads, and I’ve put some of the leftover ones for sale here!)
The Poutine mac sounds a little obscene, but I’d love that Buffalo on Steroids one, or the Basque one. The mac that Niles ended up making wasn’t any one of these, but it was amazingly delicious. Tune in next Monday for the recipe!
He’s like the Bob (of Bob’s Burgers) of the Mac & Cheese world :)
Ooh, this mac & cheese place near my office has a poutine mac! I’ve never had it because I’ve been mostly a vegetarian since sometime before the place (which is brilliantly named Elbow Room) opened, but all my co-workers love it. It’s got cheese curds and short rib gravy, and fries on top.
PS I made Niles’s vinaigrette tonight and it was the best mustardy vinaigrette I think I’ve ever had. It’s just like they do it in this one restaurant I really love in NYC, where I always find myself wondering, “How did they make something this simple quite THIS good?” Now I can do it myself every night! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
PPS Since apparently I’m telling you all the things you have done lately that I have gotten excited about, I shall also tell you that I gave my boyfriend a Twin Peaks print for Christmas. It was an extra-special gift because he’s not only a best bud of mine, but also the person who got me into TP in the first place. He loves it. :-)
Uh… I would give Poutine Mac a shot. Oh yes. Or Bangers and Mac. But I think Poutine Mac could just be mac and beer-cheese, then a gravy/curds layer, topped with tater tots or even oven fries, baked.
Casserole Poutine. Or mac in a really good, meaty gravy sauce (confit-like sauce, perhaps, with duck?), topped with curds and tots or fries or…
Niles is a GENIUS is what I am saying. A MAD GENIUS.
@Allysit: first off, omg, GREAT name :D You are not the first to tell me they tried Niles’s vinaigrette recipe and loved it! He’s all puffed up with pride. :D And I’m so glad your boyfriend likes the print!!