21 Apr 2017 5 Comments
in On the Road, Pork, Recipes, World's Best Sandwiches Tags: Airbnb, Cuba, Havana, sandwiches, Steve Hart, torta cubana, travel, Vallarta Market
One of my favorite sandwiches ever, the torta Cubana at the Vallarta Mexican grocery store, is a towering affair with ham, beans, bacon, salsa, jalapeños and an egg, all on a soft telera roll. It is delicious, but it is most definitely a Mexican sandwich.
So, in preparing for our recent spring break trip to Havana, I was excited to try the actual Cuban sandwich. According to my research, there would be sandwiches on pretty much every corner. More
30 Sep 2016 2 Comments
in Beverages, Recipes Tags: Ballast Point Sculpin IPA, beer, Don Schneider, foie gras, Germany, Oktoberfest, spätzle, Steve Hart, wild boar
My pal, Steve, was in Luxembourg — close to the German border — a couple weeks ago, and sent me a photo of the very large beer he was drinking.
“I’m celebrating Oktoberfest!” he said.
“It’s only mid-September!” I pointed out.
Don Schneider and his boar beard
“I guess they start early.”
So it seemed reasonable when our pals, the Schneiders, invited us for an Oktoberfest dinner on September 28. More
29 Jan 2016 2 Comments
in Recipes Tags: beer, Brooklyn Brewing Co., Del Maguey, Jamie Oliver, mezcal, Pappy Van Winkle, shrimp, Steve Hart
The day started off well enough, an early lunch with my brothers — a couple tall Molsons on tap and a minuscule serving of seared ahi at Outback Steakhouse.
And from there, the sky was the limit.
Mike admires his Chichicapa cerveza
Waiting around in the parking lot of my kids’ school for the bell to ring, I got a call. It was my pal Michael:
“Dude, what’re you doing?” More
skinny girls & mayonnaise 