Return to main articleChef Couples' Most Romantic Meals
Joe Truex and Mihiko Obunai
Repast
Atlanta, Georgia
T+L: What makes a restaurant feel truly romantic? JT: Candlelight. In our restaurant we have candles everywhere—the tables, the bar, the windowsills. At night the whole dining room just glows. What makes it romantic isn't just that the light is flattering…it's that it needs to be tended to, cared for. It isn't something you just switch on. T+L: What's the most romantic way to cook together at home? JT: Slow-braising together is muy sexy. You're basically taking a tough, undesirable piece of meat and transforming it into something luscious and tender that practically falls off the bone. Braising is a marriage of time and temperature—and the longer you cook it, the better it is.
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