by Brian | May 12, 2016 | Recipes, TBT
This Thursday the TBT recipe is a classic combo: vealand capers. There is a lovely book — Olives, Anchovies, and Capers by Georgeanne Brennan [2001] — that Suzen and I often turn to. We love food with a bite, thus explaining our penchant for hot...
by Brian | May 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
What cocktail has the greatest potential for variation and experimentation? I think it is the margarita, and that’s why I have written about them very often on this blog. I have even revealed my secret ingredients: lemon juice instead of lime, and an...
by Brian | May 11, 2016 | Recipes
When we say, “I’ll have the pork sandwich,” here in America that very often means pulled pork with Carolina-style barbeque sauce. Yeah, you can taste it now, can’t you? There are other ways to do pork, other delicious ways. We have Num Pang...
by Brian | May 10, 2016 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Mixology, Recipes
I have an Italian friend who is a lovely man. And forceful. “Drink this,” he put a glass in front of me. “You’ll like it.” I looked at it. Strange color, not bad, just a little strange. “Don’t look. Drink,” he insisted....
by Brian | May 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
It's the glasses you first notice. How could you not? And the smile. Graham Elliot is a food maven with tv shows, restaurants [2 stars!], and now this lovely book. My full review is here at Huffington. The picture below is his signature Caesar salad. The...
