Like an unstoppable wave, pour over is taking the coffee world by storm. Yet, between the overly difficult and the wannabes, it’s hard to find a manual dripper for the casual coffee connoisseur. Luckily we have the Kalita coffee dripper, a happy marriage between high-quality craft brewing and approachability. Continue on down for a closer […]
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Review – The Diet Dropout’s Guide to Natural Weight Loss
The Diet Dropout’s Guide to Natural Weight Loss, Stan Spencer, 2013, ISBN 9780983571704 After trying every diet known to man, you keep getting frustrated when the weight does not stay off for very long. Perhaps it is time to change your attitudes toward food. That is what this book is all about. Are you an […]
17th Street Barbecue Little Kick Sauce Review :: T…
A blending of mustard, ketchup, and vinegar come together in a strong and harmonious balance that’s equally unique and delicious. Background You know you’re doing something right when you’re most commonly known as “The Legend.” That’s the handle given to Mike Mills after becoming one of the most winningest men on the competition circuit in […]
Slap’s BBQ Slap Sauce Review :: The Meatwave
This KC and competition style sauce does sweet right—with layers of sugars balanced by vinegar, tomato, and a simple, yet effective, mix of spices. Background Mike and Joe Pearce are the brother duo behind Slap’s BBQ and their tale treads familiar ground, with one difference in the end. Like most, the two had a passion […]
Book review: ‘Akelaŕe: New Basque Cui…
Global restaurant fashions come and go, but San Sebastián in northern Spain, with its thrilling mix of casual pinxcho bars and cutting-edge, high-end restaurants, remains a place of gastronomic pilgrimage. It’s home to a constellation of Michelin stars, including Arzak, Mugaritz and Martín Berasategui, as well as Akelaŕe, run by legendary chef Pedro Subijana for […]
Book review: ‘River Cafe 30’ by Ruth …
For those of us in the restaurant trade with white hair and the eligibility for a free bus pass, it seems like only yesterday that the River Cafe blazed onto the London scene. The restaurant’s site in Hammersmith was nice enough, but not close to the exciting clusters of restaurants in Soho or Kensington that […]