High Tea, High Wine… we’ve all heard of them. But High Cuisine? We hadn’t heard of that before. Since last weekend, the four-part series with exactly that title has been available on the streaming service Videoland. It’s a cooking show like so many others on TV, but with a twist. The “high” in the title doesn’t refer to cooking at high altitudes. No, in this series, they cook with mind-altering substances. Magic mushrooms, truffles, cannabis… Yum!
Tucker and Joseph have years of experience in various Michelin-starred restaurants. For years, they’ve been incorporating various mind-altering substances into their dishes through microdosing, a topic we recently covered. In each episode, both chefs visit a different top Dutch chef, but they also make sure to stop by smart shops and cannabis farms. Of course, the chefs prepare their own unique dishes for the Dutch kitchen. See, that’s what we love: creative cooking with products that are close to our hearts!
The High Cuisine Chefs
Noah Tucker is a native New Yorker living in Amsterdam. He knew from the age of six that he wanted to be a chef. As a veteran of the U.S. Navy, Noah has provided culinary services for both crews and captains. But he eventually worked in New York, Japan, and California, where he honed his skills and elevated his taste and abilities to a higher level in leading Michelin-starred restaurants. He then moved to Amsterdam.
Tony, for his part, was born and raised in London, where he learned to cook from his mother. He specialized in traditional French cuisine and later expanded his repertoire with Asian influences and other culinary traditions. He also worked at several Michelin-starred restaurants, including The Canteen, The Oak Room, Interlude de Chavot, Mirabelle, and Restaurant 1837. His culinary ambitions led him to work in the U.S. and Belgium before he moved to Amsterdam in 2004.
The five chefs featured in the series are Freek van Noortwijk and Guillaume de Beer (Maris Piper), Andy Brauers (Kasteel ter Worm), Floris Versluijs (Keuken van Floris), and Rutger van der Weel (Katseveer). Marijuana, magic mushrooms, truffles, and other mind-altering substances are common ingredients in the new series, but new episodes featuring ayahuascaand kanna are planned. By combining their passion for good food with mind-altering substances, the chefs create a new dining experience. Because eating with a dose of magic mushrooms isn’t just delicious—it’ll probably make you a lot more fun to be around, too!
Make your own Magic Truffle chocolate cookies!
Since we at Dutch-Smart know that truffles and magic mushrooms don’t always taste great—we’ve seen plenty of users toss the portion right away—we’ve got a quick recipe here to turn your unpalatable truffles into a delicious chocolate cookie. Tastes way better than chewing on them dry, trust us.
Here’s what you’ll need for 12 cookies (serves 4):
- 4 portions of ground magic truffles
- 150 grams of sugar
- 135 grams of rolled oats
- 60 grams of peanut butter
- 60 milliliters of milk
- 55 grams brown sugar
- 55 grams of butter
- 30 grams cocoa
- 15 milliliters vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Here we go! Put the butter, brown sugar, milk, cocoa, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a slow boil and let it simmer on low heat for a minute. Then remove the saucepan from the heat and add the peanut butter and chocolate milk. Stir the mixture until it melts together. Then pour the vanilla extract into the saucepan. Add the rolled oats and the crushed truffles and stir until everything is well combined. Scoop a total of 12 cookies from the mixture and place them in the refrigerator until the cookies become slightly firm.
Enjoy and happy tripping!
