by Brian | Apr 21, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, News
The photo above is from tipplesheet.com aka http://karanewman.wordpress.com/. Kara is a reporter, author, and cocktail maven. She has a wonderful blog devoted to cocktail making. And her latest post is one you really need to read: What the #Limepocalypse means...
by Brian | Apr 21, 2014 | Recipes
The image is from a greens and herb vendor at the Kingston farmers market. Sometimes these guys can be lifesavers. Suzen’s cooking school, Cooking by the Book, offers team building classes for corporations. Teams come here and socialize for a bit, then cook together...
by Brian | Apr 20, 2014 | Cookbook Review
Alice Waters has many claims to fame. There is the restaurant Chez Panisse. There is the long chain of food professionals who worked at Chez and then have moved on to their own great restaurants around the country. There Alice’s many books. And there is Alice’s...
by Brian | Apr 19, 2014 | Recipes
Tomorrow is Easter, and besides chocolate eggs, many households will be sharing an Easter brunch with pancakes, or [better] waffles, or [best] French toast. Or [better best] big, soft wondrous Southern biscuits. What do all those dishes need in common? Butter. But why...
by Brian | Apr 19, 2014 | Cookbook Review
I recently posted a Loaded Potato Salad from Gale Gand’s lovely new Lunch book. There will be more recipes here from Lunch, but I did not want to forget her earlier book, Brunch. What is so special about Gale’s food? It works, right out of the book. The recipes have...
