In his 2020 cookbook “How To Dress An Egg: Surprising and Simple Ways to Cook Dinner,” Ned Baldwin, the chef and owner of New York City’s Houseman Restaurant, shared the story of his aptly named bestselling dish: the dressed egg.
Shortly after opening Houseman, Baldwin was thinking about putting oeuf mayonnaise — a classic hors d'oeuvre featuring hard-boiled eggs topped with seasoned mayonnaise — as a dish on the menu. He had some of the ingredients already on hand, but as he was going down the stairs to where the food processor was to make the mayonnaise, Baldwin recalled changing his mind.
