The New York Times Rediscovers Sherry
According to the New York Times, sherry is finally cool. Sorta: In the last year or so, the drumbeat seems to have been heard. No, sherry hasn’t taken the world by storm. Nobody’s bidding up the prices, which remain highly reasonable, with world-class wines starting around $15 a bottle. But in small specialty shops, in...
I want these in my home.
Pop Chart Lab sells these awesome flowchart posters for 25 bucks a piece. One shows the “Splendiferous Array of Culinary Tools” the other, “The Very Many Varieties of Beer”. They need to be in our kitchen right now. apologies for the bad resolution…it’s better here.
Tasting: Ridge Geyserville 07
Note to reader: I’m currently practicing for my Unit 3 WSET Diploma exam. In all likelihood, you have no idea what that means. Just understand that I will occasionally post very, very boring tasting notes in the WSET style as a form of practice. In order to mitigate the dryness, I’ll try to give you...
VIDEO: Realistic Make-Your-Own Gummi Sushi w/ Spherificaton
Those who know me well know I can’t get enough of gummi type shit. I’ve seen (and enjoyed) the gummi sushi concept before but here you actually mix the gummi/gell and then piece together the sushi. Culinary nerds should watch until the end where a pre-packaged form of sperification is demonstrated. Pre measured packets eliminate...
Honeymoon Recap Pt1: Sleepy (literally) San Sebastian
Later on in our trip I’d grow to appreciate siestas. Just like the Spanish, I love naps, breaks, big lunches, and just generally being lazy so I can save up my energy for drinking later that night. But after 20+ hours of traveling, having to wait another three hours for the rental car agent to...
Wine Pairing Fail: Brut Rose and Dark Chocolate
Wow. That is a wine pairing fail. Just such a terrible, terrible mistake to make under the guise of a “recommendation”. I know I sound like a wine pairing fascist, but you don’t play hard and fast with pairing rules when chocolate is involved. I’ll reluctantly allow that chocolate can sometimes go with dry wines. ...
Oldest Known Winery Found in Armenian Cave
The world’s oldest known “wine making facility” (winery) has been found in an Armenian cave. The very same cave that gave us the oldest known leather shoe! Fucking Armenia, has anyone told System of a Down yet? I’m sure this is relevant to their interests. We can thank “layers of sheep dung” for almost perfectly...
Blind Tasting: 1/4/11
Since this is the first one, I’ll explain how it works: with the lights out one of us goes into the cellar (read- closet in the spare bedroom) and literally blindly picks and bags a bottle. Then we taste and discuss. Last night’s wine: Ok, first big surprise is that it’s a white. Typically we...
VIDEO: Meat Glue Mania
Clinton has become obsessed with Harvard’s “Science and Cooking” lectures. Wylie Dufresne’s “Meat Glue Mania” has been his favorite so far. All of them provide a great insight into basic cooking through molecular gastronomy. A great source of information for both neophytes and the most experienced cook.
All of this year’s food and wine Christmas gifts
Below follows an inventory of this years’ many food and wine related gifts Clinton and I received and/or bought for ourselves. We never really want anything else except food and wine stuff…and money. We’ll also take money… Auchentoshan: fruity, lowland single malt for those looking for an entry-level Scotch. From the back label- “triple distilled...
No, we didn’t cater our own wedding.
Though we do know a lot of restaurant industry who have. Usually, they will tell you that it was a mistake. Apparently, one of Clinton’s superiors catered his own wedding out of Le Bernardin’s kitchen where he was sous-ing in at the time. He didn’t recommend it- something about three days of prep and never...