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December Dinner

December 6, 2026 · Sunday at 4:00 PM ET

Food

Garlic Twists
Standard
A doubled, twisted rope of soft, chewy bread, pulled pale for softness and tossed hot in a salted garlic, parsley, and Parmigiano butter.
Ingredients
bread flour
water
olive oil
sugar
instant yeast
salt
garlic
Parmigiano Reggiano
butter
parsley
Estimated nutrition
Estimated nutrition per twist
Energy 354 kcal
Protein 9.1 g
Carbohydrate 49.3 g
Total sugars Not available
of which added sugars 0.6 g
Fat 13.7 g
Fiber 2 g
Sodium 565 mg
Estimated per twist from the current recipe. Brands, portions, and test variations may change the ingredients and values. Estimated values; not laboratory measured.
Serving basis: One twist shaped from about 109 g raw dough.
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Fries
Sticks
Triple-cooked fries with a craggy alkaline-simmer crust, finished with salt and black pepper.
Ingredients
Potatoes
Salt
Black pepper
Frying oil
Estimated nutrition
Estimated nutrition per nominal 1/5 batch
Energy 132 kcal
Protein 2.2 g
Carbohydrate 18.2 g
Total sugars 0.6 g
of which added sugars 0 g
Fat 6.1 g
Fiber 1.3 g
Sodium 468 mg
Estimated per nominal 1/5 batch from the current recipe. Brands, portions, and test variations may change the ingredients and values. Estimated values; not laboratory measured.
Serving basis: One of five nominal shares of the batch: 100 g confirmed edible raw potato input, 6 g assumed retained frying oil, and one fifth of all salt, pepper and the full simmer-bath soda allocation. Finished serving weight and actual retention are unmeasured; optional sauces and dials excluded.
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Estimated nutrition per twist
Energy	354 kcal
Protein	9.1 g
Carbohydrate	49.3 g
Total sugars	Not available
of which added sugars	0.6 g
Fat	13.7 g
Fiber	2 g
Sodium	565 mg

Estimated nutrition per nominal 1/5 batch
Energy	132 kcal
Protein	2.2 g
Carbohydrate	18.2 g
Total sugars	0.6 g
of which added sugars	0 g
Fat	6.1 g
Fiber	1.3 g
Sodium	468 mg

Sweets

Chocolate Nemesis
Standard
River Café-style flourless dark chocolate cake made with whipped eggs and baked in a water bath, plated in vanilla yogurt anglaise with chocolate-marbled halva shards and flaky sea salt.
Ingredients
Dark chocolate
Butter
Egg
Sugar
Milk
Heavy cream
Egg yolks
Vanilla
Yogurt
Sesame halva
Sea salt
Estimated nutrition
Estimated nutrition per 1/16 cake batch + sauce and halva
Energy 464 kcal
Protein 6.4 g
Carbohydrate 39.9 g
Total sugars Not available
of which added sugars Not available
Fat 32.4 g
Fiber 2.5 g
Sodium 179 mg
Estimated per 1/16 cake batch + sauce and halva from the current recipe. Brands, portions, and test variations may change the ingredients and values. Estimated values; not laboratory measured.
Serving basis: Nominal 1/16 cake batch, counting trims and an extra 5 g pan butter per batch, with 30 g yogurt anglaise, 10 g halva and 0.3125 g salt. Sauce yield and butter retention are unmeasured planning assumptions; this is not a weighed trimmed square.
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Cantucci
Baseline
Airy, lean almond cantucci baked as one Pullman slab and cut into bars, with all-purpose flour, white sugar, and roasted almonds, lifted by a whipped egg base and baking soda with cream of tartar, flavoured with vanilla and almond extract.
Ingredients
almonds
wheat flour
sugar
eggs
butter
vanilla
almond extract
Estimated nutrition
Estimated nutrition per nominal 1/30 batch
Energy 92 kcal
Protein 2.4 g
Carbohydrate 12.5 g
Total sugars Not available
of which added sugars Not available
Fat 3.8 g
Fiber 0.9 g
Sodium 41 mg
Estimated per nominal 1/30 batch from the current recipe. Brands, portions, and test variations may change the ingredients and values. Estimated values; not laboratory measured.
Serving basis: One nutrition serving is a nominal 1/30 share of all batch inputs. Actual bar sizes and counts vary.
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Estimated nutrition per 1/16 cake batch + sauce and halva
Energy	464 kcal
Protein	6.4 g
Carbohydrate	39.9 g
Total sugars	Not available
of which added sugars	Not available
Fat	32.4 g
Fiber	2.5 g
Sodium	179 mg

Estimated nutrition per nominal 1/30 batch
Energy	92 kcal
Protein	2.4 g
Carbohydrate	12.5 g
Total sugars	Not available
of which added sugars	Not available
Fat	3.8 g
Fiber	0.9 g
Sodium	41 mg

Drinks

Aged Eggnog
High-Proof
Alton Brown's aged eggnog adapted with higher-proof spirits, milk and cream, and provisional vanilla; one jar receives a cassia test.
Ingredients
egg yolks
sugar
nutmeg
milk
cream
bourbon
Jamaican rum
brandy
vanilla
cassia
Estimated nutrition
Estimated nutrition per nominal one-eleventh batch
Energy 313 kcal
Protein 3.5 g
Carbohydrate 23.8 g
Total sugars 23.5 g
of which added sugars Not available
Fat 13.6 g
Fiber 0 g
Sodium 46 mg
Estimated per nominal one-eleventh batch from the current recipe. Brands, portions, and test variations may change the ingredients and values. Estimated values; not laboratory measured.
Serving basis: One eleventh of the saved half-batch inputs plus a nominal 0.1 g nutmeg garnish; not a measured 120 ml pour, finished yield or ABV. Cassia extraction differs between the two test jars and remains unquantified.
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Biscotti Alexander
Frangelico
A brandy Alexander built for dunking biscotti — French brandy and aged rum with hazelnut liqueur, dark crème de cacao, amaro and cream, shaken and finished with nutmeg.
Ingredients
brandy
aged rum
hazelnut liqueur
chocolate liqueur
amaro
cream
nutmeg
Estimated nutrition
Estimated nutrition per drink
Energy 305 kcal
Protein 0.9 g
Carbohydrate 13.1 g
Total sugars Not available
of which added sugars Not available
Fat 10.9 g
Fiber 0 g
Sodium 8 mg
Estimated per drink from the current recipe. Brands, portions, and test variations may change the ingredients and values. Estimated values; not laboratory measured.
Serving basis: One nominal drink from the saved 119 ml pours plus an unmeasured 0.1 g nutmeg planning allowance. Product and volume conversions are disclosed proxies; finished volume, dilution and garnish mass are unmeasured.
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