I kid around and get a little ornery sometimes, but I have nothing against Rick Bayless or Chicago. I'm sure it's a nice place when the temperature isn't freeze-your-lungs cold or sweat-like-a-pig hot (yes, I have been there). As for Bayless, despite his creepy speaking style, I like his recipes. I just bought his volume 1 DVD from the first season. It's has the mole, ceviche, tamale, and pozole episodes. The staff I spoke to seemed like real nice people.
I really like mole.. would like a proven, authentic, GREAT recipe!
The one in One Plate At a Times is such a recipe and why I bought the DVD ([censored]! ...I hope the DVD has the ingredients!). I've made it twice. The first time with only one of the three recommended dried chiles. Awesome. The second time, with all three chiles in the recipe. Didn't like it. I don't know which was the offending chile, but I can always try other chiles. The beauty of the DVD is he explains the basic concept of moles and how they are constructed and provides tips about frying and preparing the chiles not covered in the book.
I kid around and get a little ornery sometimes, but I have nothing against Rick Bayless or Chicago. I'm sure it's a nice place when the temperature isn't freeze-your-lungs cold or sweat-like-a-pig hot (yes, I have been there). As for Bayless, despite his creepy speaking style, I like his recipes. I just bought his volume 1 DVD from the first season. It's has the mole, ceviche, tamale, and pozole episodes. The staff I spoke to seemed like real nice people.