I was intrigued as well! Just pulled it out of the oven a few minutes ago, with a few tweaks (I shared a photo on Instagram: https://instagram.com/p/08fp7viLG5/ ). :-) I used brown onions and decided not to soak them. I cooked them with 3 strips of bacon (no butter) that I'd cut into lardons, and went ahead and let the onions caramelize a little. I also added a tablespoon of chopped fresh thyme. I kept with the same amount of eggs and cream, although next time I think I'll double everything to fill the 8x8 baking dish a bit more. I was really happy with how it came out (even if I did stray a bit from the original)!

Oh my goodness, focaccia di recco...the most amazing dish *especially* with a little honeycomb on top, which is how they serve it at Davanti Enoteca in San Diego. It's my obligatory order every time. :-)

I've been reading Lucky Peach for years, but hadn't heard of Cherry Bombe...thanks for the heads up, I went ahead and subscribed! I love these savvy, irreverent voices. :-)