Pineapple often gets a bad rap, perhaps because most people associate it with tin cans and drinks with umbrellas in them. Thing is, it’s one fruit that can live comfortably in a can, and why would anyone ever avoid umbrella drinks?
Pineapple upside down cake was all the rage in the 1970s, a staple dinner party dessert for elegant housewives. Here, Jessica Raia-Long of NoHo Bistro takes the flavors and dramatic presentation of that now-classic dessert and injects them into a decadent bread pudding.
NoHo Bistro, 1714 N Armenia Ave., Tampa, 813-514-0691, thenohobistro.com
Recipe after the break:
This article appears in Jun 10-16, 2010.