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.

Curd Nerd Utopia at NYC Cheesemonger Invitational

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

Ryan Skrabalak is a cheesemonger at Cheese Traveler, a wonderful shop in the DelSo district of Albany, NY. In this guest post, he shares an insider’s look at the Cheesemonger Invitational, an event held in tandem with the New York Fancy … Continue reading →

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Snows-style BBQ brisket for 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

For the 4th of July meal, I decided to try Snow’s BBQ brisket technique as described by pit boss Kerry: rub the meat all over with salt with some pepper mixed in (I used about a 1/5 ratio) and let it … Continue reading →

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On the floor at the New York Fancy Food Show 2016

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

This year I saw the Summer Fancy Food Show from a different perspective compared to previous visits. I was a guest of the team from Putnam Market, an excellent source of gourmet takeout and boutique food specialties in my home … Continue reading →

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These ain’t no burnt ends

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

A friend alerted me to the “burnt ends” being served by a local barbecue emporium. He showed me a dark photo in which the pieces were suspiciously large and uniform. I also noticed they’re a regular menu item, always a bad … Continue reading →

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How to eat dandelions

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

Hindbeh recipe I was looking for spring ramps in the Adirondacks last weekend and instead found a bounty of dandelions. Dandelions in all stages of growth: from barely recognizable to robust and flower-less to flowering to puffball. I picked specimens … Continue reading →

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A rating system for great barbecue (in Texas and elsewhere)

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

It’s been a while since I published my list of factors I consider in rating barbecue, and we’ve got a bunch of new readers, so let’s take a fresh look. Especially because I will be in Austin over Memorial Day … Continue reading →

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Oh Ricey Pho Bo (instant pho)

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

I am a pho fanatic (who refuses to say “pho-natic”) so was interested in the run down of instant pho packets in the latest Lucky Peach. Fortunately their top rated choice, Oh Ricey, was available at my Asian Supermarket so … Continue reading →

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Chasing down Cornell Chicken at Brooks Barbecue

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

Since my exploration of Cornell Chicken I have had the good fortune to eat at the original Brooks Barbecue in Oneonta, NY. This is truly a temple of cuisine—winner of a James Beard Award for excellence in a regional restaurant—and … Continue reading →

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2 new tools for pickling and home fermentation

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

When I did a round up of pickling techniques a couple years back, I gently scoffed at those airlock gewgaws which sit on top of a wide mouth mason jar. But now I have a two-pack of FARMcurious mold-free airlock … Continue reading →

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Cooking with vinegar?!

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Burnt My Fingers

Enter “vinegar” into the search box at right and just about the entire blog will pop up… seems like it’s almost impossible for me to cook without acetic acid (or its BFF, citric acid). In the spirit of TBT*, here’s … Continue reading →

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