Secret Sauce 03 - Chris Moore

April 22, 2025
Secret Sauce 03 - Chris Moore

The inspiration behind the mix came to me when I was making risotto at home last month. The process of making risotto is very soothing and rhythmic, with the constant stirring that takes place. There's also a certain 'looseness' to it that I find very appealing - in terms of just having to follow your instinct about how much liquid to add and when to do so. I thought back to the first time I made risotto, which was with Joel Pryde at a certain cabin in Gig Harbor when we first went there for Cody and Tara Morrison's bachelor party. We had been partying all weekend, but on that Sunday afternoon Joel made a big batch of risotto, and it was a communal effort, with a few of us taking turns stirring the rice while we talked, drank wine, and listened to music. It was such a memorable cap to a perfect weekend spent with my community, and to me encapsulates the overlap between dance music and sharing food that some of us find inspiration in. So I wanted my mix to reflect the mood of that Sunday afternoon making risotto with friends : hazy, sensual, and rhythmic. I hope people will find comfort listening to this music while making food (and perhaps sharing some wine) with friends.

Joel Pryde's Risotto

The main thing I remember him telling me when we first made it is that you just need to make sure it has a "shit ton of wine" :

Ingredients

  • 2 cups arborio rice
  • 1 white or yellow onion, finely diced
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp saffron
  • 100g finely shredded Parmesan
  • 1/2 bottle white wine
  • 2 pints chicken stock

Steps

  1. Heat large wid pan over medium-low heat.
  2. Add oil and butter, let melt
  3. Add onion with a few pinches of salt, cook for 3-5 minutes until soft and translucent.
  4. Add arborio rice, toast for another 3 minutes.
  5. Scrape pan and add some chicken stock and white wine until it looks like the rice is swimming in a shallow pool.
  6. Continue to add chicken stock and white wine (in 5/1 ratio or so) while stirring for 20-30 minutes. The rice should continue to absorb the stock/wine mixture, but should be kept swimming by adding more liquid.
  7. When rice has reached an al dente state, and liquid is absorbed, turn off heat.
  8. Add Parmesan and saffron while stirring.
  9. Salt and pepper to taste.

Track list

Count on Mi - AURA
Café Iguana - Research Club
Agua Congas (Project Pablo Remix) - Paula Tape
The Magnificent Moon (Tornado Wallace Remix) - Mildlife
Lil' Mo - DJ Dial-On
Free Dem (prod. FAUZIA) - James Massiah
11211 - Soul Clap & The Martinez Brothers
MPC jam - Samo DJ, 5ive, Powder
Solid Air City - downstairs J
Cava by the Harbour - DJ Polo & DJ Lobby
Black Roses - KG & UNIIQU3
Groove Me (featuring Fitz) - DJ Perception
La Vita Nuova (Logic1000 Remix) - Christine and the Queens
Waterbody - Davis Galvin
Lifey - Shanique Marie & Finn