Score another one for Alton Brown, Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes, received rave reviews tonight along side Garrett’s leg of lamb, which also comes with a recommendation for Alhambra Halal Meats at 24th and Folsom. There’s something satisfying about making a request to a butcher and watching him walk in to the meat cooler and come out and go over to the band saw with a whole carcass, this is the place to go for meat. As for the mashed potatoes round 2 was much better than my practice attempt. The main differences were using a garlic press to puree rather than mince it and being a little more generous with the salt. I’ve never had better, though I wasn’t much of a fan of them in the past. Other highlights included Tartine bread and cake. The bread has become a fixture at our dinners.