candied

She’s like, ‘I don’t know. You know the Trader Joe’s candied orange slices? Like that.’

A salt-forward cheese like feta lends bright sharpness that plays beautifully with soft, sweet components like wine-poached pears or candied plums.

Thanksgiving, for all its excess, is not a particularly textural meal—pillowy mashed potatoes, velvety gravy, candied yams collapsing under their own syrup.

Their fried chicken, mac and cheese and candied yams are consistently spectacular.

“One of my most iconic dishes is the Maple Bacon & Eggs: soft farm eggs, candied bacon and robiola fonduta,” Lewis continued.