My Guilty Pleasure: Gary Usher loves the leftovers

My guilty pleasure after service is the leftovers. Sometimes it’s cocotte potatoes. Or lemon tart.

We had a confit duck leg dish on at Burnt Truffle. The garnish was faggots of the usual heart and liver. The dish completely bombed and each night I would nail every single unsold faggot, anything from four to twelve. As if this wasn’t heart attack material enough I used to pour all the leftover Bearnaise sauce over them first. I’m a sucker for an okra curry on a Saturday night washed down with a couple of Cobras. Just don’t get a lift from me on a Sunday morning...

Gary Usher is the chef and owner of Sticky Walnut. Gary opened the restaurant Sticky Walnut in Chester, UK and since then has recently opened Burnt Truffle after raising over £100K on the crowd funding platform Kickstarter. Follow Gary on Twitter for his unique hilarious view of behind the scenes in restaurant kitchens.

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