74 JANUARY 2020
BEST BATTER
DISPENSER
The OXO Good Grips
Precision Batter Dis-
penser has a shut-off
valve that forms per-
fectly round pancakes.
Bonus: It doubles as a
fat separator for gravy
and stock. ($20,
oxo.co m)
RED, WHITE,
AND BLUE
ALL OVER
Cornmeal has been
used in American
pancakes since colo-
nial times (American
Cookery, the first
cookbook published
in the United States,
features three
recipes for corn-
meal pancakes). At
Panxa Cocina in Long
Beach, California,
chef-owner Arthur
Gonzalez uses blue
corn, indigenous to
New Mexico, to make
these hearty, light
Blue Corn Piñon
Pancakes (see p. 81
for the recipe). To
soften cornmeal’s
gritty texture,
Gonzalez soaks it in
boiling water before
using it in the batter,
then tops the blue
pancakes with pine
nuts and piloncillo
syrup, a nod to his
Mexican heritage.
FOOD STYLING: CHELSEA ZIMMER; PROP STYLING: CHRISTINE KEELY; ILLUSTRATIONS: WINSLOW TAFT
