by Brian | Jul 19, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
When I saw Brian Bartels’ The Bloody Mary in a bookstore, I almost knocked a woman over making sure that copy was mine. The woman huffed at me, quite unbelieving that anyone could be so rude. I apologized but no one was going to beat me to this book. I thumbed through...
by Brian | Jul 19, 2017 | Recipes
I recently reviewed a lovely book Prime by Richard H. Turner. He’s a meat guru: a butcher, a restaurateur, a chef, and a writer with exceptional skills. London-based, Richard’s book has a full array of beef recipes from both Britain and around the world. Here’s dish...
by Brian | Jul 18, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Kay Plunkett-Hogge is a very noted British food and beverage writer. She is quite British with a lovely Asian twist. She was born and raised in Bangkok in the 1970s, so she began life with an exotic exposure to food and culture that have never left her. She’s worked...
by Brian | Jul 17, 2017 | Recipes
I recently reviewed a lovely book called Fifty-Two Meat Loaves. It’s a book from way back in 1993 but, hey, comfort food never dies. It just gets better and better over the decades. Here is our first test from the book. A vibrant Cuban recipe with flavor bouncing in...
by Brian | Jul 16, 2017 | Recipes
Yesterday I posted a recipe from Burning Desires for a Curried Marmalade-Mustard Glaze. Author W. Park Kerr says this glaze is ideal for pork. And here’s a grilled spareribs recipe proves the point. The glaze has a substantial “body” — it is not runny or watery — so...
