chef ACHEY CHIQUE

Graham cracker history from Wikipedia: Graham crackers were originally marketed as "Dr. Graham's Honey Biskets" and were conceived of as health food as part of the Graham Diet, a regimen to suppress what he considered unhealthy carnal urges, the source of many maladies according to Graham. Reverend Graham would often lecture about the adverse effects of masturbation, or "self-abuse" as he called it. One of his many theories was that one could curb one's sexual appetite by eating bland foods.

We are working on a graham cracker. The only component we are keeping is the honey to flavor and bring the caramelization. After the initial idea, the goal was to put all the components together. First finding food grade wood, cutting it into 3-inch sticks, then soaking them in grape-seed oil to keep the dough from sticking after baking. The philo dough is cut into strips, brushed with clarified butter and honey; then rolled around the first stick and overlapping the following from bottom to top. Placed over silpat it is baked in the oven until browned, re-brushed with honey and finally removed from the sticks. JJ (Jason Junior) took complete control of the project and manages well the "86 crackers" during service.