13 May 2011 8 Comments
in American Series, Recipes, Video Tags: borlotti beans, chili, chili cook off, chipotle, chuck steak, con carne, garlic, Malibu, Texas
Many a cook has been judged on the quality of his or her chili. Whole lives on the cook-off circuit have been made or ruined based on their deftness of hand with garlic and chili powder.
Last year, I almost entered the local Malibu Labor Day chili cook off. I may do so this year. There’s something decidedly appealing and American about these events. Every municipality, from the upscale resort to the redneck town, has one. More
14 Mar 2011 10 Comments
in Recipes, Video Tags: anchovy, bagna cauda, garlic, Italy, Jack Kerouac, olive oil, San Francisco, Vesuvios
The author (center, rear) and friends, hour 8, pitcher #12 — Vesuvios bar North Beach, San Francisco
Next time you’re having a dinner party at your home, dispense with the crudites or the waxy wedge of brie. I’ve got something better for you. It’s called bagna cauda (or bagna calda, if you prefer — easier to pronounce), it hails from the Piedmont region of Italy, and you’ll marvel how your guests gather around it, each trying not to look like the guy who’s hogging it all. More
skinny girls & mayonnaise 