by Brian | Feb 28, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
It surely is still winter outside. Here in NYC we have the cold, but not the snow. We are down 97% from our typical snowfall for the season. Good news for driving. Bad news for water in the summer. But, that is months away....
by Brian | Feb 28, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
In 1999, Time Life released a new series of cookbooks: Flavors of Italy. They were working with an Italian publisher and I believe the project ended after only four books: Piedmont, Sicily, Emilia Romagna, and Tuscany. Suzi and I have two of them, with...
by Brian | Feb 27, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I’ve just reviewed the lovely book Field Guide to Bitters and Amari devoted to all those ingredients and liqueurs we love. Love with mystery. I can tell you when I had my first Mai Tai. And how it I made it. The year was 1967. I was starting graduate school. I...
by Brian | Feb 27, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
There is this belief, an urban myth I suggest, that if you go vegan or gluten-free, you are going to lead a compromised culinary life. Now, I will admit that early vegan and gluten-free cookbooks left much to be desired. Much. The books were not appealing, the...
by Brian | Feb 26, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I’ve just reviewed the lovely book Amaro devoted to all those bitter liqueurs we are learning to love. I still have trouble with Campari, but an Aperol Spritz is a gift from God. Actually, there is a an even better version of the spritz I have posted here: Sunshine...
