If I met the chef who invented this hors d'oeuvre I would give them a big fat kiss...even if it was a dude. Thats how good these are! Sadly all I can say about their origin is the very first time I had them I was bathed in the violet light of the sun setting over central park, 4 gin and tonics deep, in the Allen room of Jazz at Lincoln center...BTW I would highly recommend attending any party that you might be invited to or might be able to crash in the Allen room...In any event I don't know who the chef who invented these is but the catering was by Great Performances...who are not the same people as the folks at PBS (I asked). The next morning when I awoke after 10 straight hours of drinking and gorging myself, this hors d'oeuvre was the only thing I could remember about the night.
Also of note:
Sometimes when I'm pretending to be healthy i'll substitute whole wheat phyllo for regular phyllo. One can also leave out the Serrano for a vegetarian (and less delicious) version. —Larry Wellington Cauldwell
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