Bill Brown has served as Santa Barbara County’s Sheriff-Coroner for more than a decade now. He was first elected on November 7, 2006, re-elected to a second term in June 2010, and re-elected again to a third term in June 2014.
Sheriff Brown began his law enforcement career in 1977 with the Pacifica Police Department in the San Francisco Bay area. In 1980, he transferred to the Inglewood Police Department. He served that Los Angeles County community until 1992 when he was selected as chief of police for the City of Moscow in Idaho. In that position, he was responsible for overseeing police operations for both the City of Moscow and the University of Idaho. In 1995, Brown was selected as chief of police for the City of Lompoc, is only the eighth person to hold the title of police chief in that community since it incorporated in 1899. He led the Lompoc Police Department for the next 11 years until being elected to his present office.
The menu for this episode starts with a medley of spring vegetables layered with herb-stuffed pasta sheets and a drizzle of a fava bean pesto. The entree is a riff on a Hubert Keller's market fish with peppers and olive, very Mediterranean. The dessert course is the famous "Berliner" from Germany. The dish is best described as a brioche-like dough that is deep fried and filled with something sweet and delicious. We filled the Berliners with jam, lemon curd, and mascarpone cream. As an option, there is a recipe for pastry cream.
There is a story around the Berliner and a speech given by President Kenedy when he spoke in Berlin in 1963. Legend has it that US president John F. Kennedy made a whopping grammatical gaffe with his iconic declaration “Ich bin ein Berliner” 50 years ago on Wednesday, essentially telling his audience — and the world — “I am a jam doughnut”. Lucky Germans.
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Put on your apron, grab your whisk, fire up the oven, and get cooking. I'll provide the recipes; the rest is up to you. See you in the kitchen.
Tastefully,
Chef Michael Hutchings
