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
soda

In the pantry · 96 uses

soda

Carbonation is a texture and it is the first thing you lose. Build in the glass, pour it down the side, and stir once at most — every extra stir is bubbles you paid for and threw away.

79

dishes and drinks that need it

17

more where it is worth adding

100%

of those are under 30 min

Handling soda

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Reviewed video for the prep and the technique this one turns up in.

What it is usually standing next to

Lemon turns up alongside it in about 37% 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 drink · 1 min

Campari soda

The simplest bitter drink there is, and the one that teaches you whether you actually like Campari.

Built on it · 79

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

Worth adding · 17

These work without it. They work better with it.

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