Category Archives: Eating

Here we celebrate the best kind of food enjoyment: eating somebody else’s cooking, whether it be in a fine dining establishment or a hole in the wall.

Smoking ribs with Aaron Franklin

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

UPDATE: we tried Franklin’s method with some St. Louis style ribs and were very happy with the result. Photo at the bottom of this post. Spare ribs were on sale over Father’s Day, so I decided to give them a … Continue reading →

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We’re all one nation at the Fancy Food Show.

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

At the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show a couple of weeks back, I was reunited with an old industry friend. Pierre Thiam is a native of Senegal whose Yolélé Foods was founded to import fonio, a couscous-like grain that is grown … Continue reading →

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Pickling milkweed buds

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

The milkweed plants near us are budding and I picked a pint or so to experiment with. My goal was to come up with something I could add to a pickle plate, which meant a cluster of buds with a … Continue reading →

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Ham eats ham: maker of Surryano acquired by Burger’s Smokehouse

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Chuckeye Dave writes with some disturbing news: Edwards Virginia Smokehouse has been acquired by Burger Smokehouse. Like a celestial event we don’t know about till long after it happens, this transition actually happened nearly a year ago on August 31, … Continue reading →

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The Fancy Food Show is back.

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

We spent yesterday at the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show, which returned to Javits Convention Center for the first time since 2019. I estimate there were maybe half as many booths as the show had at its peak (the show … Continue reading →

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The Trader Joe’s peanut butter diet

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

It was the dread Dr. Ludwig who got me hooked on Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter. It’s a key component of the Ultimate Protein Smoothie (my version adds forbidden fruit in the form of a ripe banana) and he advises you to … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Giardiniera

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Our giardiniera recipe has a perfect balance of tart/salty/a bit of sweet, so please do not change the ratios of vinegar, sugar and salt unless you want to experiment. We were inspired by some aggressive giardiniera at Palm City Wines … Continue reading →

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Misen knife sharpening service

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Misen provides a free knife sharpening service for US customers: you pay the postage both ways (a reasonable $14 for 3-Day Priority) and they will sharpen the knife at no charge. You can send multiple knives in the same package, … Continue reading →

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Ugly giardiniera

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

David Chang’s Ugly Delicious series on Netflix was about foods from a variety of cultures that are enjoyed for taste, not looks…. a poke in the eye to the Instagram crowd. We will put our current giardiniera explorations in that … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Roasted Red Peppers Marinated with Artichoke Hearts

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Roasted Red Peppers Marinated with Artichoke Hearts was a happy accident. We roast and marinate red peppers whenever they’re on sale; this time we had extra dressing and found a can of artichoke hearts in the pantry. The artichokes have … Continue reading →

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