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September 20, ’12- ------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17<br />

A Savory Dish for Chilly Nights<br />

Fall has always been my favorite season. As temperatures<br />

cool and the leaves change colors, we trade<br />

Dining In<br />

in our shorts and flip flops for sweaters and boots. The<br />

season ushers in hot chocolate, pumpkin spiced lattes,<br />

pot roasts, and pots of chili. Many root vegetables<br />

AMBER RECKER<br />

come into season in the autumn months, which means<br />

it’s also time for warm stews, and nothing makes the<br />

house smell more like fall than my husband’s Hearty<br />

Smoked Pork Neck and Hominy stew. Savory, warm,<br />

and smoky, this is the perfect dish to warm you on<br />

chilly autumn nights.<br />

Hearty Smoked Pork Neck<br />

and Hominy Stew<br />

• 2 tablespoons olive oil<br />

• 1 large onion, chopped<br />

• 2 carrots, sliced<br />

• 2-3 celery stalks, diced<br />

• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin<br />

• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled<br />

• 1 bay leaf<br />

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano<br />

• 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper<br />

• 2 pound smoked pork neck<br />

• 2 14 1/2-ounce cans chicken broth<br />

• 1 14 1/2-ounce can sliced stewed tomatoes<br />

• 3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped<br />

• 2 15-ounce cans golden hominy, drained<br />

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.<br />

Add onion, carrots, celery, cumin, thyme, bay leaf,<br />

oregano, and dried red pepper, and sauté for five minutes.<br />

Add smoked pork neck, broth, tomatoes and garlic.<br />

Simmer until pork is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.<br />

Transfer pork to work surface. Remove meat and<br />

cut into bite-size pieces. Discard fat and bones. Return<br />

meat to pot. Add hominy and simmer until hominy is<br />

just tender, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt<br />

and pepper.<br />

amber.recker@gmail.com<br />

CLASSICAL GRASP - From Page 16<br />

The European tour was tumultuous for Mozart.<br />

He fell in love, his mom died and he couldn’t find a<br />

job to save his life. You think the job market is hard<br />

now MOZART COULDN’T FIND A JOB WRIT-<br />

ING MUSIC!!! The music he heard in Mannheim and<br />

Paris during that journey stirred so many emotional<br />

memories for the guy that he was inspired to write this<br />

really beautiful piece (hence the “Music from Memories”<br />

title of our show).<br />

It’s said that Mozart himself may have played the<br />

viola part himself when it premiered (if you saw Amadeus,<br />

you’ll know he was a bit of a show-off). The<br />

Phil’s version features Phil principals Derek Reeves<br />

on viola and David Ling on violin, both of whom are<br />

amazing.<br />

When the two solo instruments kick in during the<br />

first movement, you can actually hear the violin and<br />

viola chasing each other around, playing the same melody<br />

lines in their own distinctive voices (the viola’s<br />

is deeper than the violin’s). The second movement is<br />

slower and in a contrasting minor key (“minor” being<br />

the musical word for “sad”), and it climaxes kind of<br />

operatically. The last movement is basically a happy<br />

little dialogue between the violin and viola.<br />

Although it’s not his most famous work, many<br />

people consider this to be among their favorite Mozart<br />

compositions, and it was one of the first classical pieces<br />

I ever owned on cassette tape (I’m just that old).<br />

You have two opportunities to hear the Chamber<br />

concerts, September 28. The Coffee Concert begins at<br />

11 a.m. Get there at 10 a.m. to enjoy coffee and pastries<br />

from Firefly. If you’re a retiree, a homeschooled<br />

family, or just have the morning off, this may be the<br />

show for you.<br />

If you’re not available mid-day on a Friday, then<br />

come to the 7 p.m. After Hours show. Starting at 5:30<br />

we’ll be serving food and drinks from Calhoun Street<br />

Soup Salads and Spirits. And if you’re of the Twittersphere,<br />

charge up that smart phone because this show<br />

will debut The Phil’s Tweet Seats. (If you’re my age,<br />

think of this as the modern-day pop-up video). Sameer<br />

Patel will be on hand backstage, tweeting interesting<br />

tidbits about the pieces and composers (far more interesting<br />

– and factually accurate – than anything you’ve<br />

read in this column) and you will have the opportunity<br />

to share your thoughts and ask questions.<br />

As we say here at The Phil, “You’ve got to hear it<br />

live.” But if for some reason you can’t, you can follow<br />

along with us via Twitter at @fwphil.<br />

jen@greenroomonline.org<br />

Dine-In • Sundays Only<br />

12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.<br />

Valid October 1-31, 2012<br />

SUNDAY IN THE PARK - From Page 7<br />

– and quite possibly even sing along.<br />

Sunday in the Park with Jazz attendees are encouraged<br />

to bring lawn chairs, blankets, coolers and<br />

the like to Headwaters Park West for the show. Plenty<br />

of delicious grub will be on hand from food vendors<br />

such as Bravas Foods, Old Crown Coffee Roasters<br />

and Smoothie King. And in the event of soggy weather,<br />

the show will go on. The musicians will play under<br />

the pavilion, which features ample covered seating if<br />

needed.<br />

NIPR on-air personalities and Sunday in the Park<br />

with Jazz performers will be schmoozing with the<br />

crowd during the show and in between sets, so be sure<br />

to stick around to give them some love.<br />

Maxwell says he is particularly excited to reconnect<br />

with old friends he hasn’t seen in years in addition<br />

to turning a new audience on to jazz.<br />

“Jazz is all about improvisation, and by definition,<br />

with improvisation you never know exactly what<br />

to expect or where the music will take you,” he says.<br />

“That gives the music a very strong potential energy<br />

that, when allowed to flow freely, is extremely exciting<br />

and energetic to experience. It will be a thrilling<br />

event for seasoned jazz listeners and new fans alike!”

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