Dennys Has Jumped on the Bacon Bandwagon
On some levels this makes me sad. But, there is a special place in my heart for Denny's. That place buried deep in the recesses of my heart, where it's perpetually 2am and I'm drunk. At least they're celebrating with a 2 for 1 coupon for Maple Bacon ice Cream!
Read More…Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots Fat Pants Party
A few years ago, some coworkers and I started a semi-regular weekend gathering that we referred to as "Fat Pants Party", which grew out of "That's What Fat People Do". The main idea is that everybody wears their fat pants, we drink a lot, and we eat massive amounts of food so that we can take advantage of the elastic waists on our fat pants. For the most part, we come up with a menu and everybody takes responsibility for part of it. In the past we've had Beef Wellington, prosciutto wrapped asparagus, macaroni and cheese with potato chip topping, and donut ice cream. We put heavy emphasis on being unhealthy. Naturally, when I came across Recipe Girl's Bacon and Cheese Wrapped Tater Tot recipe, it had Fat Pants Party written all over it. The main problem was at the time I bookmarked it, there wasn't another Fat Pants Party on the calendar.
Read More…Bacon Flavored Beer
I don't read every The Rundown everyday because Thrillist is much better. However, the subject line today caught my attention and the contents were a very pleasant surprise. Apparently there is a new Bar opening up downtown with an extension selection of artisan beers (as well as gourmet food). Surely this is not a new concept, but I think it deserves a trip anyways. Why? Here is an excerpt from the article: "The staff knows their brew and may rightly suggest an earthy Belgian Saison Dupont on tap or a bottle of Germany’s Aecht Schlenkerla Märzen, which smells and tastes, remarkably, like bacon."
Read the original article
Public School 612 | 612 S. Flower St. | (213) 623-1172
Go Burger Hollywood
Los Angeles has hit a burger saturation point. A new premium burger restaurant isn't exactly news or surprising. It seems nearly every restaurant has a take on the burger these days. It's not a complaint, I'm an admitted burger lover. It just makes it more difficult to differentiate between the riff raff and the real deal. So, of course, news that Go Burger opened in Hollywood a few weeks ago wasn't actually news, but it certainly was exciting. Having been to BLT Steak, my mind couldn't help but imagine how wonderful the new burgers might be.
Read More…BevShots Beer Under a Microscope
I recently discovered a company called BevShots, and I am in awe of the beautiful prints they make from beer and other beverages photographed at the microscopic level. The results are stunning. Unfortunately I'm not a homeowner and I don't really have much wall space to hang art on, but they do also sell coasters and shot glasses featuring the same prints. I imagine at some point they'll extend their shot glass line to include beer glasses as well because it just makes sense.
Above: Black and Tan image. See all beer prints at BevShots.
Read More…Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese
Over the weekend, we had our annual cousins snow trip. The last few years, our trip has featured a cook off. This time, it was grilled cheese. I figured that to win, I'd have to go way over the top. Given the amount of beer consumed over the weekend, I decided that my grilled cheese should pay homage to a great beer drinking snack - bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers. Instead of frying up some poppers and putting them in the sandwich, I used the idea of a popper and put those flavors into sandwich form.
Read More…Breakthrough recycles brewery waste into fuel
In a nutshell, the process extracts energy from the used grain so that it can be reused within the brewery in the beer making process. As long as I don't do anything stupid after a few beers, this is a step forward towards guilt free drinking.
Via Consumerist
Read More…Half Price Bacon Lollipops from Lollyphile Until March 1
Lollyphile has declared February to be Bacon Month and in celebration they are selling their bacon lollipop collection at 50% off from now until March 1. That means lollipops are as low as .72 cents each!
Read More…Brussels Sprouts with Shallots and Bacon
My friend Kat and I often discuss our dinner plans with each other during the day. In fact, we pretty much only discuss food during the day. One night she mentioned she was really into brussels sprouts, specifically brussels sprouts with bacon. There really wasn't a recipe, more of an idea, so I winged it and put it together. So easy! It makes a great side dish and it's guilt free because it's vegetables.
Read More…Why Beer Batter is Better
Scientific American makes a pretty compelling argument for why all batters should be beer batters. In summary:
- The batter mix expands when the beer hits the hot oil, creating its signature texture.
- The foam from the beer helps insulate the middle ingredients and heats them more gently than the outer batter layer.
- Alcohol evaporates faster than water, so the item doesn't need to be cooked for as long as an non beer battered item.
Via Boing Boing. Click on the Scientific American link to read the full article.
Read More…
