
Now, I have come to prefer this recipe over what I eat in their restaurants. I was suddenly cut off from my weekly dose of fast casual fare! Luckily, Dig Inn posted their mac and cheese recipe when we were in the throes of isolation, and I lunged at the chance to make it at home. At peak Dig Inn mania, I would go three times a week.Įnter 2020. Every day, I would do a mental barter with myself to decide whether I would indulge in some mid-day mac. It’s fast casual lunch spot that slings grain bowls with hearty options like roasted chicken, meatballs, a bevy of roasted vegetables and unique in-season salads.īut it’s their mac and cheese that stands out. Heavily inspired by Dig Inn’s Mac & CheeseĪ little backstory: As a former corporate working gal in NYC, over the years I’ve come to have a deep and abiding love for Dig Inn (now known as just Dig, though I refuse to refer to it as such). If you don’t, you’re simply luxuriating in balanced cheesy goodness!

If you know what goes in it, you can pick out the flavors. But trust me when I say that everything is used with a light hand and the end result is just the most incredibly flavorful and perfect mac and cheese. You might think-gross, I don’t want all those strong flavors messing with my mac and cheese. My favorite part of this recipe is the complex flavor that melds rather than shouts, with hints of rosemary, nutmeg, garlic, and bay leaves). This mac and cheese is everything I want-a creamy bechamel sauce loaded with copious amounts of cheese (aged cheddar and Gruyère) with the richness of whole milk and a 1/2 cup of heavy cream. We are happily shacked up with this recipe for the long haul. We’ve sampled many mac and cheeses over the years, and this one stands out! Since meeting, we haven’t strayed. This recipe is an excellent base for crab/lobster/truffle-ification.)

(Don’t get the wrong idea thinking I’m anti-any of those things. Admittedly, it usually starts with a box of Kraft (or maybe Annie’s now, for the bougie set) and goes all the way up to fancy mcfancy versions with crab, lobster, and truffle oil. Macaroni and Cheese is one of those foods that most people carry with them all their lives. It’s the DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND NOW YOU POST THIS MAC & CHEESE?! NOW?!! Yes. Finally, we’ve found our family’s perfect Macaroni and Cheese! This mac and cheese is everything I want-it has a creamy cheese sauce, with delicious fall flavors that meld together perfectly: rosemary, nutmeg, garlic, and bay leaf.
