Dinner Reinvented

How to make a deceptively fancy dinner with only a few on-hand ingredients

A fast and easy dinner that appears so fancy.

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Eggs, butter, flour, cheese, milk, and frozen spinach. Got these ingredients? Then you've got a deceptively fancy dinner.

Roni Proter shows you how to whip up — literally — a spinach souffle in this Dinner Reinvented video. There are no special skills required to make this simple yet delicious version, and you don't even have to worry about this famously temperamental dish falling flat on you.

After thawing a cup of spinach and pressing out the excess water, mix butter and flour together before adding salt and milk steeped with a bay leaf. This step, and the dash of grated nutmeg that comes next, are easy ways to give your meal a little extra oomph without getting too complicated.

Add the spinach and cheese, then froth six egg whites (but don't toss the yolks — you'll need some of them in the spinach mixture) until they form soft peaks. Fold it all together, pour into a souffle dish greased with butter and Parmesan cheese, top with more sprinkles of cheese, and pop in the oven for about 45 minutes.

When the dish emerges all fluffy and buttery, your taste buds will swear you spent more time cooking than you did.

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SUMMER SHUTTERS

Iconic San Antonio sushi restaurant folds after 19 years

Godai Sushi Bar & Japanese Restaurant

Godai Sushi Bar & Japanese Restaurant/Facebook

Godai Sushi Bar & Japanese Restaurant will shutter at the end of August.

One of the most respected names in San Antonio sushi is closing after 19 years in business. According to a Facebook announcement from chef and owner William "Goro" Pitchford, Godai Sushi Bar & Japanese Restaurant will shutter on August 31.

"I want to really thank everyone that has supported us for all the years, but it has come time to not say goodbye but see y'all soon again," Pitchford wrote, adding, "This year just took a toll on me mentally and physically."

Although some parts of the announcement were a bit ambiguous, he did call August 31 "the last day of service for dining."

Although Pitchford did not share further reasoning behind the decision, the closure wasn't wholly unexpected. In July, Godai Sushi Inc. filed for Chapter Seven bankruptcy, citing almost $346,000 in debt. Although that corporate entity was liquidated, the namesake restaurant was reincorporated under a separate limited liability company in May. At the time, Pitchford promised to keep the restaurant going.

Since learning the trade under Fujiya Japanese Garden chef Junko-San, Pitchford has been a staple of San Antonio's food scene. His career spans 35 years and includes previous restaurants, Teriyaki & More and Goro's Sushi. Godai Sushi launched in 2005 and has remained on of Alamo City's standard-bearers for Japanese cuisine.

According to Pitchford's statement, he will offer to-go specials in the future and is open to leasing his kitchen and restaurant. It's unclear whether he will reemerge in the scene. Pitchford says he is taking a week off to "clear [his] mind."

Godai's closing comes at a particularly tumultuous time for San Antonio's dining scene. Several iconic restaurants, including Acadiana Cafe, Botika, Fratello's Deli & Market, and Rio Rio Cantina, have shuttered in recent months.

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