Sliced medium-rare ribeye with crispy shoestring frites on a white plate, thyme sprigs, wood table

BOBBY BUTTER — SINCE 2016

recipes
for the road

Small-batch butters, brown-butter recipes, and a decade of tour stories from Magic City Hippies frontman Robby Hunter.

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A COOKBOOK IN PROGRESS

Little Havana street food stand with the band, Cuban to-go containers, Modelos, blue Miami awning

Robby Hunter with the mic in the crowd, full singalong

MIAMI · HOMETOWN

little havana,
post-show

The last stop after a hometown show. Cuban to-go boxes, cold Modelos, blue awning, three of us huddled over the food.

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TRACK 04

Overhead steakhouse spread with seared filet, roasted bone marrow, golden shoestring frites, and condiments

Robby Hunter solo on the rooftop with a drink at sunset

MONTANA STOP

the road's
steakhouse

Missoula, February, wind outside. Filet with bone-marrow butter and a bucket of frites. Every table around us ordered the same thing after ours came out.

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TRACK 05

Shrimp and grits with a cornbread square and herb-butter pat on a blue-rimmed enamel plate

Full band on an outdoor amphitheatre stage in daylight

SOUTHERN STOP

the low
country plate

Beaufort, October. Sweet shrimp, creamy grits, one cornbread square with an herb-butter pat that will not stay upright. Every bite belongs in a slow song.

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TRACK 06

Pittsburgh dinner-party buffet with roasted potatoes, salmon, cheese, three friends serving themselves

Packed Wynwood Yard hometown crowd, black and white

ON THE ROAD

big cook,
bigger table

The night the cook is the whole night. Six friends in the kitchen at once. Someone's already opening the second bottle.

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TRACK 07

Overhead mise en place — raw salmon fillet, lobster tails, lemons, red onion, tarragon on parchment

Playing acoustic on the downtown Miami train

BEFORE THE COOK · TORONTO

the calm
before

The best part of any big cook is the quiet fifteen minutes before it starts. Everything laid out, nothing burning, one glass of wine already poured.

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TRACK 08

Open-faced lox bagel with cucumber, tomato, dill, red onion, capers on a blue plate

Robby Hunter mid-jump with the bass at the Port of Miami

BRUNCH STOP · KNOXVILLE

brunch,
with capers

Knoxville, mid-tour Sunday morning. Every-town lox spread. If your bagel doesn't have four things on top, it's not really brunch.

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TRACK 09

Bandmate holding a plate of warm blueberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream, steam rising, backstage cluttered floor

DESSERT · GLEN BURNIE

cobbler,
backstage

Someone in the crew always brings dessert. This one showed up between soundcheck and set, ice cream already melting into the crust. Best kind of pressure to eat fast.

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TRACK 10

Bowl of chewy Korean rice cakes in red gochujang sauce, being eaten with a plastic fork at Pike Place Market

Robby Hunter solo on a crimson-lit stage

MARKET STOP · SEATTLE

market food,
market weather

Pike Place, November, forty degrees. Standing outside a stall eating rice cakes with a plastic fork. This is my favorite kind of meal.

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TRACK 11

Ten years, all at once

the menagerie

Cook clips, stage moments, tour-bus breakfasts, borrowed kitchens. Ten years of the road, all on one wall. Muted by default — tap any tile for the sound.

ALEXANDRIA · 2026twelve friends, one stockpot

ENCORE · IN THE CROWDmic in the crowd, full singalong

GLEN BURNIE · 2023carving the prime rib

MIAMI · 2016port of miami, bass jump

NEW ORLEANS · 2023chargrilled oysters, hands in

ST. AUGUSTINE AMP · 2019outdoor amp, sunglasses required

PITTSBURGH · 2024the tiramisu drop

METROMOVER · 2016acoustic on the downtown train

NEW YORK · 2022dumplings with the band

FILLMORE MIAMI · 2019crimson stage, modern animal week

PITTSBURGH · 2023lemons caramelizing in the pan

FESTIVAL · RUG SESSIONduo, persian rug, peak mch

OKLAHOMA CITY · 2026band steak, chimichurri

ROOFTOP · 2018three-piece, low-angle, magic hour

ALEXANDRIA · 2026crab cakes in cast iron

WYNWOOD YARD · 2017hometown, newspaper ceiling

ATLANTA · TOUR BUSdonut, tour bus, soundcheck in twenty

STUDIO · 2020vocal session, headphones on

RICHMOND HILL · 2024the toast, phones down

PITTSBURGH · 2024big cook, bigger table

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The Small-Batch Line

the pantry

Four small-batch condiments from a decade of borrowed kitchens. Made in Miami, one jar at a time.

TRACK 01 · SPICY

chili crisp

Slow-fried chili oil with crispy garlic, roasted peanuts, and Sichuan pepper. Smoky, tingly, wildly good on everything.

$12· 6 oz jar

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TRACK 02 · HERBY

chimichurri

Parsley, oregano, garlic, red wine vinegar. The real Argentinian move — steak's soulmate.

$11· 6 oz jar

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TRACK 03 · SMOKY

smoky guava bbq

Slow-simmered guava with tomato, brown sugar, smoked paprika, and chipotle. A little Cuban, a little Kansas City.

$13· 12 oz bottle

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TRACK 04 · SWEET-HEAT

hot honey

Wildflower honey infused with chili and apple cider vinegar. Slow-warmed two weeks so the heat is round, not sharp.

$14· 10 oz squeeze

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The cookbook

recipes

The dishes we cook when the road ends and the kitchen starts. Every recipe pulls from a jar we make.

Crispy buttermilk-fried chicken thighs with glossy Korean gochujang glaze, sesame and scallion, corn chowder in background

TRACK 1 · COMFORT FOOD

korean-glazed buttermilk fried chicken

Southern buttermilk brine meets Korean gochujang glaze. It's fried chicken that eats like Nashville hot until you actually taste it — the...

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Golden creamy corn chowder with crispy pancetta, chive-oil swirl and crème fraîche in a rustic cream bowl

TRACK 2 · CHOWDER

smoky pancetta corn chowder

Peak-of-August sweet corn deserves better than getting boiled and eaten off the cob. This is the chowder I make when the corn at the farm...

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Three charred corn tortillas with mahogany-glazed pork belly, magenta pickled cabbage, cilantro, and lime

TRACK 3 · HOMETOWN

smoky guava bbq glazed pork belly tacos

Slow-braised pork belly, mahogany-glazed with smoky guava BBQ, piled onto charred tortillas with bright pickled cabbage and cotija. Miami...

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Fried chicken sandwich cut in half, brioche bun, dill pickles, dripping hot honey, side of napa slaw

TRACK 4 · GRILL

hot honey buttermilk fried chicken sandwich

Buttermilk-brined chicken thigh with a shatter crust, brioche bun, cold butter lettuce, sharp dill pickles, and a serious river of hot ho...

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Charred sourdough toasts topped with whipped ricotta, glossy chili crisp, honey drizzle, and torn basil

TRACK 5 · BROWN BUTTER

chili crisp whipped ricotta toast

Three-ingredient hero. Whipped ricotta piled on charred sourdough, torn basil, a bright drizzle of chili crisp, and a honey chaser. Ten-m...

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TRACK 6 · BROWN BUTTER

park city brown-butter trout

Park City Live, February 8, 2020. Sundance-adjacent week. It was 40 degrees on stage and the pedalboard kept freezing. We finished the se...

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recipes from
the road

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recipes
for the road

the roast
after the show

the after-show
table

little havana,
post-show

the road's
steakhouse

the low
country plate

big cook,
bigger table

the calm
before

brunch,
with capers

cobbler,
backstage

market food,
market weather

the menagerie