Articles for January 17th, 2013

Good Asian Grub: Korean Sausages at Carrollton’s WD Smoke BBQ

posted by Carol Shih | January 17th, 2013 1:28pm | filed under Ethnic Food, Good Asian Grub | 2 Comments »

Soon Dae Bokum (photo by Carol Shih)

I can’t tell you how much I love pork liver and Korean sausages together. I’m officially a convert.

If that grosses you out, you should probably stop reading this post.

If it doesn’t, feel free to jump.

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Top Chef: Seattle, Episode 11 Recap (Restaurant Wars)

posted by Carol Shih | January 17th, 2013 11:39am | filed under Top Chef Season 10 | 6 Comments »

Judges, are you smoking something that clouds your ability to make sound decisions this season? Are you living in an alternate universe where you’re supposed to eliminate the top contenders on Top Chef? Yes, yes, I believe you are. Great. Thanks to you, this season’s finale is going to be interesting. And by interesting, I mean not fun to watch.

Restaurant Wars

The seven remaining cheftestants have 48 hours until their restaurant concepts brim with life. Kristen leads Atelier Kwan (Brooke, Josie, and Lizzie), a restaurant serving the ever-original idea: classic French food with a twist. Sheldon, on the other hand, is feelin’ the spirit of Menehune and taking the helm for Urbano, a restaurant named after his grandfather, which serves modern Filipino cuisine. The only problem? Stefan and Josh have never cooked Filipino food before.

Another small issue pops up. Stefan walks into the kitchen area only to find empty space. “F@#^. No kitchen?! I don’t know who’s smarta** idea it was to build a kitchen from scratch and a restaurant from scratch. Who does that?!” He’s taken aback for a second, and then he’s off frolicking with lilies at a flower shop.

“Stefan has a very strong personality,” says Sheldon. “I’m definitely going to have to play cowboy and keep a lasso around Stefan’s neck.”

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Top Chef: Seattle, Episode 11 Recap (Restaurant Wars)

posted by Carol Shih | January 17th, 2013 11:39am | filed under Top Chef Season 10 | 6 Comments »

Judges, are you smoking something that clouds your ability to make sound decisions this season? Are you living in an alternate universe where you’re supposed to eliminate the top contenders on Top Chef? Yes, yes, I believe you are. Great. Thanks to you, this season’s finale is going to be interesting. And by interesting, I mean not fun to watch.

Restaurant Wars

The seven remaining cheftestants have 48 hours until their restaurant concepts brim with life. Kristen leads Atelier Kwan (Brooke, Josie, and Lizzie), a restaurant serving the ever-original idea: classic French food with a twist. Sheldon, on the other hand, is feelin’ the spirit of Menehune and taking the helm for Urbano, a restaurant named after his grandfather, which serves modern Filipino cuisine. The only problem? Stefan and Josh have never cooked Filipino food before.

Another small issue pops up. Stefan walks into the kitchen area only to find empty space. “F@#^. No kitchen?! I don’t know who’s smarta** idea it was to build a kitchen from scratch and a restaurant from scratch. Who does that?!” He’s taken aback for a second, and then he’s off frolicking with lilies at a flower shop.

“Stefan has a very strong personality,” says Sheldon. “I’m definitely going to have to play cowboy and keep a lasso around Stefan’s neck.”

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How Much Do You Spend on a Bottle of Wine?

posted by Nancy Nichols | January 17th, 2013 10:54am | filed under Bring it!, The Brad, Wine & Spirits | 31 Comments »

If you are a wine drinker, I’d like to know your level of knowledge of wine: casual connoisseur (CC), I-know-more-than-Pinot-Merlot (IKMTPM), or I-wannabe-a-master-sommelier-when-I-grow-up (IWBMSWIGU).  I’d also love to the average price you pay for a bottle of wine you consume at home. Thanks.

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Look What I Made: Buffalo Wings

posted by Travis Awalt | January 17th, 2013 9:24am | filed under chickens, Look What I Made, Recipes, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Buffalo wings with broccoli sticks (photos by Travis Awalt)

Football season is nearly over. In a couple of weeks, we’ll have had all the big hits, wild finishes and exhaustive periods of waiting around while every scoring play gets reviewed over and over. Gone, too: the tailgating, the lighthearted Sunday binge drinking, and the wings.

Buffalo wings are as integral a part of the culinary fabric of gridiron fandom as nachos or dogs are a part of baseball’s. Same goes for hockey and, well, I whatever it is hockey fans like. Molson’s? Sushi? No idea. But there is little doubting the supremacy of the humble buffalo wing as a preferred snack of the couch-bound Sunday masses.

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