Over the weekend a set of friends of mine and I continued the bi-monthly tradition of a Chef’s Table where every meet up is a theme and everyone create a dish that is a part of that theme. The theme of this past weekend was “Masterpieces” in which every dish was inspired by some known piece of art.
Mine’s was Jan Steen’s “Family Concert” and as one could imagine I was having a hell of a time with figuring out what to do… let alone where to begin.
If you are unfamiliar with the painting:
At first glance one would think that this was something of a scene of a fun family affair… and to an extent I would agree until one were to really look upon the painting. In fact according to the Art Institute of Chicago: