by Brian | Aug 31, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
With the wonderful expansion of the spirits world — new beverages and wired mixologists appearing daily — it can be confusing about “what is what” and where you might turn to for radically new beverage experiences. Take mezcal. Have you ever drunk it? Careful, for...
by Brian | Aug 31, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
If you like smoke, you probably like mezcal. I just reviewed Viva Mezcal where you will find history, tips and 120 pages of recipes. I immediately noticed this one: mezcal joven [young], Lillet Rose and Aperol. Suzi loves Lillet. We both relish Aperol. And we are both...
by Brian | Aug 30, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
It is almost September and people think fall but it is still summer for three weeks so you need to barbecue like hell. Suzi and I go to barbecue joints all the time, here in NYC and around the country. Most places disappoint us. Oh, they can do meat for sure. But the...
by Brian | Aug 30, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Barbecue joints arrive weekly in Manhattan. This gem has been around for a quarter century and is still the best. Easily the best. Their cookbook is superior. So are their baked beans which I’m about to do as TBT Recipe post! In New York City, just a half block...
by Brian | Aug 29, 2018 | Recipes
Earlier today I review Around the World in 120 Salads, a wonderful book filled with an amazing array of salad idea. Salads come in all forms in this book and this one is surely a “main course” idea. It’s pork shoulder bathed in warm, sticky and very sweet pineapple...
