Awesome of the Day: M. Ward and Jim James' Creme-Bru-Log

What does folk supergroup Monsters of Folk have to do with crème brulée? More than you might think, it turns out. In fact, two of the group’s members have recently started blogging about it.

M. Ward and Jim James have taken it upon themselves to blog about the greatest crème brulées in all the land. To do so, the pair have started a Creme-Bru-Log, complete with reviews and ratings. Ratings come in the form of “logs,” a system akin to stars or thumbs-ups, but on a much grander scale.

Each post, which there have been three of since the blog’s Jan. 13 launch, is accompanied by a vivid description of the dish and a seemingly arbitrary number of log points. Take this one, James’ first post, of “the volcanic brulee de miel” by Angela Reynolds at Nashville’s Miel restaurant:

“i am in a forest of cream. my feet sink into sopping wet puddles of deliciousness with every step forward…all around me are trees of sugared caramel all covered in sweet lace burnt amber leaves…i see a volcano explode from afar-at first i am frozen with terror but then i remember that i am a magic child and i have the ability to freeze the lava flames and turn them into sugar! i walk across the creamy forest up to the frozen lava flame and crack off a piece, popping it onto my tongue- sublime! i notice at the bottom of the sugar flame a melted pool of caramel connects it to the earth…i dip my finger in for a taste and i am at the county fair now eating the greatest caramel apple on a stick- perfection! i notice two hummingbirds sitting on the shoulders of a younger mark twain as he licks the caramel off the bottom of his brulee… and for the first time the idea of huckleberry finn pops into his mind and he smiles with the knowledge of future success. he notices me and holds up his brulee in a “cheers” gesture- which i return- thrusting my brulee high into the air in mutual celebration. ladies and gentleman we have found the standard to which all brulee shall be held up to and judged against- the fabulous creation of pastry chef angela reynolds at nashville’s miel restaurant.”

The log rating for this delicacy, pictured? Infinite. Visit CremeBruLog.com to keep up with Ward and James’ new culinary endeavors.