The farewell meal request from our college kids before heading back to school! This is THE meal to make so your kids start the year off with a bang! Elevated Cottage Pie • 5 lbs beef chuck, cut into 2” pieces • 4 tbsp butter + 2 tbsp olive oil • 3 carrots, 4 celery stalks + ½ red onion, roughly chopped • 1 bottle dry red wine + 3 cups beef broth • 2 heads garlic, halved • 1 bunch Rosemary + thyme • 3 tbsp olive oil • 1 large yellow onion, 3 carrots + 5 celery stalks, diced • 10 cloves garlic, minced • 3–4 tbsp tomato paste • 4 tbsp butter + 4 tbsp flour • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar • 8 lbs russet potatoes, peeled • 2 cups whole milk • 6 tbsp butter • 1 cup Gruyère + ½ cup Parmesan • Salt 1. Season beef generously with salt & pepper. Heat butter & oil in a large Dutch oven and sear beef in batches until deeply browned. Remove. Add the rough-cut carrots, celery and onion and cook 3–4 minutes. 2. Return beef to the pot. Add wine, broth, garlic and herbs. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover a...