This past Sunday was a Taste of Diablo…a fundraiser that Diablo Valley College (where I went to culinary school) puts on to raise money for their culinary program. It’s a decently cool event…several restaurants and wine companys put together booths, the school sells baked goods, there is a band, a raffle, yada.

Not terribly exciting but since it is my school I help out when I can.

And since many of our employees came from that school, our restaurant always participates.

The Chef bought a 160 lb leg of Kobe beef to cook. He stuffed it with garlic, rubbed it down with peppercorns and oil, and let it sit for 4 days. He then laid down a 3 in layer of rock salt, mire poix, and encased the whole leg in a 2-3 in layer of rock salt.

12 hours in the oven and it was very very happy.

We loaded it into the bed of my truck…and I could smell it the whole drive over there…absolutely amazing.

When we got there we loaded it onto a table…and a pretty big crowd gathered. Everyone wanted to see what this giant mound of salt was.

He pulled out a hammer…cracked that baby open…and dear GOD was it amazing. So tender and juicy, so delicious. It was nearly a work of art.

Someone else took pictures…so I don’t have any to show right now…but trust me, it looks unreal.

Cow is soooo good. I could eat cow every day.