Kitchen & Bar

Kitchen & Bar · First run

Three moves. Then cook.

No setup marathon. The point is to get one credible answer first, then let the shelf get smarter as you use it.

01 · Tonight

Start with the meal, not the database.

Tell Kitchen & Bar what kind of answer you need tonight. You can begin with only the ingredients you know you have; a perfect inventory is not required.

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How to get around

The bar across the top scrolls sideways. These are the same stops, with the job of each one written out.

A pantry shelf of jars, tins and bottles
chili flakes

In the pantry · 128 uses

chili flakes

Heat you can dose. Bloomed in oil they spread through everything; scattered at the table they stay sharp and sit on top. Same flakes, two different dishes.

63

dishes and drinks that need it

65

more where it is worth adding

78%

of those are under 30 min

What it is usually standing next to

Garlic turns up alongside it in about 38% of them, which is a strong lean rather than a rule.

Counted off required ingredients across the whole library. A companion listed here is one these dishes are built from, not one we are recommending.

If you have twenty minutes

Quickest dish · 8 min

Chili hot chocolate

A pinch of chili, not a dare. Whisk the cocoa to a paste in a little cold milk first or it floats in bitter lumps.

Quickest drink · 5 min

Coconut chili cooler

Fat, acid, heat. A pinch of chili. Soda if you want it long.

Built on it · 63

Take it out and the dish is something else. Fastest first.

Worth adding · 65

These work without it. They work better with it.

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