A Side of Perfection
I don’t mind turkey, ham, etc., but these traditional holiday offerings are just never as exciting to me as practically anything else on the table. Side dishes have all the fun—they’re more interesting to look at, have more texture and offer complicated layers of flavor that turkey simply doesn’t.
Arguably, that’s the critical purpose of a side dish—to provide the crispy, crunchy, creamy mouthfeel a main dish doesn’t. The best sides also provide temperature contrast—a sometimes overlooked element of the taste experience. Read more about A Side of Perfection
