by Brian | Apr 21, 2016 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Mixology, Recipes
Sometimes a great cocktail is made so easily you cannot quite believe it. From the great cocktail book Experimental Cocktail Club, here’s a delight from Joerg Meyer of Hamburg. It’s devastatingly easy: just basil, gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup and ice....
by Brian | Apr 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hi, I probably won't be posting a recipe or cookbook review today. Suzi and I are exploring the byways of Paris. We'll report back when we get back. Which is supposed to be tomorrow, but maybe we'll be lucky and there will be a strike by Air...
by Brian | Apr 18, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
In London there is a district called Holland Park, fashionable, affluent and dotted with grand Victorian townhouses and high-class shopping. It’s upscale London, just as you might imagine it. Back in 1870, the Lidgate family started a butcher shop that remains a...
by Brian | Apr 18, 2016 | Recipes
When author Diana Henry wrote A Bird in the Hand offered recipes from near and far. This one is not too far from Great Britain. Inspired by the cuisine of southwestern France, she’s adopted the cooking method for the standard British, and American, home kitchen. So,...
by Brian | Apr 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Suzi and I are traveling more. We have family and extended family in Seattle, Austin, Knoxville, Paris, and Cary, North Carolina. We were in Cary last week and followed our new routine. After brushing my teeth, I open Google maps on my iPad and I type in...
