by Brian | Mar 31, 2013 | Cookbook Review, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Vokda. The things I did not know, or suspect and was wrong. In 2010, after 30 years of mixology experience, Tony Abou-Garmin wrote the hit book The Modern Mixologist [no, I haven’t reviewed it here, but I will]. Tony has worked everywhere perfecting his craft. At Po...
by Brian | Mar 30, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Neglect. It’s an awful thing. And to be big and luscious and still be neglected makes aboslutly no sense. Uh, no, I did not misspell abosolutly up above and here. It’s a pun. This is a vodka drink. Grapefruit, actually ruby red grapefruit, is the item of the day. We...
by Brian | Mar 27, 2013 | Photography
Food blogging — and cookbook writing and recipe sharing and … Those are things that many of us do but it’s now no longer just a “writing” activity. To be noticed, to have impact with competition, and to convey the power of your food or recipe message, you need that...
by Brian | Mar 26, 2013 | Apologies
Well, thank God for Google alerts. You know, if you are an author, you can put up an alert for any post that Google might track. Any post using your name or the name of your book. Nice to know if someone has written about you. Important to know if the blogger has...
by Brian | Mar 22, 2013 | Recipes
“What this country needs is a good corn muffin.” I said it out loud, doing my best to emulate George C. Scott doing his best to emulate General George Patton. “What are you doing?” Suzen poked her head around the corner. I puffed up and made the announcement. “I’m...