by Brian | Apr 25, 2016 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
There is an upscale burger chain called Hopdoddy that began in Austin and now has over a dozen locations in Texas, Colorado, Arizona and California. If you find yourself near one, treat yourself and go. It’s fun. At the main Austin location, you’ll...
by Brian | Apr 24, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
When acclaimed author James Peterson wrote The Duck Cookbook he seemed to have a penchant for Mexican recipes. Here he uses his favorite chiles: chihuacle negro. Yes, I had not heard of them before, either. If you cannot find them, then you can use other dried chiles...
by Brian | Apr 22, 2016 | Recipes
Now. Now is the time to strike out and make all those asparagus dishes you have been savoring since asparagus finally disappeared last summer. You’ve seen ideas since then, craved them, clipped them, saved them in a drawer or on your computer. Or, you can use...
by Brian | Apr 22, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I love to shop. I’m happy to go with my wife and spend hours walking around, going from store to store or hitting the grocery to get the ingredients for a weekend feast. I love to shop. Except when Suzi says, “Go get some milk.” I dread the milk...
by Brian | Apr 21, 2016 | Cookbook Review, TBT
Suzi and I just returned from ten days in Paris. My nose is slightly flattened. Every block, I had to stop and press my face against the glass of the “best patisserie I’ve ever seen.” Block after block. It’s a good thing that sugar has...
