Serious Eats: Talk

Serving suggestions for "healthy" crackers

2013-05-25T03:55:52Z

So I have recently acquired packages of Edward & Sons Baked Brown Rice Snaps 'Onion Garlic' flavor and back to nature Multi-seed gluten-free rice thin crackers.
Not by choice, really. Before I open these, can anyone tell me if they're any good, and ways to eat them besides plain? I'm not vegan, vegetarian, or allergic to gluten, by the way. Thanks for any help~

Gammel Dansk

2013-05-25T00:38:25Z

We have a bottle of Gammel Dansk post an Oslo trip. But are having a hard time finding cocktail recipes for it. Have found one with apricot brandy, but don't have that. Does anyone know of any tasty cocktails to make?

Pizza from SPACE?!

2013-05-24T23:21:03Z

I was looking up some stuff about NASA trying to make it possible for astronauts to have pizza in space... and I stumbled onto this video. It's so weird, I had to share it.

Rubbing alcohol scotch

2013-05-24T18:27:30Z

I guess I am disturbed by the idea of switching labels. When I order Sauza or Bailey's I want it, not something else. I'm paying 10 times + compared to a bottle portioned out to the shot.

Trust for women drinking in a bar is a HUGE friggin deal. There should be criminal charges. Opinions?

Please stop bars from having more than an airplane-safe sized container of rubbing alcohol. That sounds like a CSI episode waiting to happen.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/rubbing_alcohol_as_scotch_nj_o.html

Big restaurant/bar sting in NJ....

2013-05-24T12:46:08Z

A record 29 restaurants have in New Jersey have been cited for passing off cheap liquor for premium brands. Is this just the tip of the iceberg? Do you always know what you are getting?

What do you think makes for a great restaurant?

2013-05-24T05:04:16Z

What I love in a restaurant:

**Ethnic restaurants as authentic as street food.
**Hole-in-the-walls with dependable food and owners that get to know you.
**If casual seafood: paper towels on the tables and wood floors with shell discards.
**Free samples of wine.
**Clean and elegant bathrooms.
**Exotic, unctuous offerings like innards (a wimpy companion will have to stomach it).
**Small portion offerings with reasonable prices so I can try several things.
**Food I've never had--unless it's dog, rat, cat, or human.
**Tacky indulgence: all-you-can-eat steamed crab (straight up, no butter).
**If it's casual, electrical outlets with internet enabled outside of peak hours.
**Abundant lemon wedges for my FRESH BREWED tea.
**Would love--but never get--passion fruit.
**Both olive oil and butter on the table for bread.
**Every kind of sweetener on the table from raw sugar and stevia to saccharine and Splenda, something for all tastes.

How about you? What do you love?

Love Recipe by Clazziquai

2013-05-23T23:46:36Z

The South Korean band called Clazziquai Project recently made this music video for their song "Love Recipe". It features some very cool food shots and loads of coffee paraphernalia from Korean coffee shops. The song is soft and melodic. I just wanted to post it for the awesome food shots and editing. Hopefully, you'll find it enjoyable too.

Moroccan Merguez in Tampa???

2013-05-23T22:37:44Z

We just moved from Brussels where we enjoyed many a starry night swilling cheap (but darn good) Chablis and Lambic with Merguez Sausages on the BBQ.

Where or where in Tampa can we find Merguez in Tampa to buy for our BBQ??

Bolillo rolls

2013-05-23T20:01:53Z

The recent posts on tortas had me looking for recipes to make Bolillo rolls. Most of the formulas I found seemed to be the same one and I modified it a little and proceeded.

Mine came out very good I thought but I had no interest in making the corn starch and water glaze to go on them so I skipped that part.

My question is; have you made Bolillos with and without the glaze and do you think it is worth fooling with?

I would put up a pic of mine but it doesn't seem to be done here.

Do you buy Honey online?

2013-05-23T18:46:16Z

Hi all-
I am a farmer in California and have decided to sell my Organic, Raw Honey nationally. I set up a website, just wondering if any of you would buy honey online or just in a store.
Thanks so much for your help!
Redwood Naturals Bonny Doon Honey

Keeping homebrew in SodaStream bottles: A good idea?

2013-05-22T23:25:13Z

Summer's just about to start, and in many towns, it means outdoor concerts, like my city's Sunset Concert Series. Sooner or later, you start to think, "Man a good (insert favorite craft beer name here) would taste good right now." Or maybe you're a home brewer and you'd like to sample your wares at the concert. Problem is, most towns have rules against bringing glass bottles to the park, which rules most craft and home brews out. So you trudge down to the beer tent, spending on one beer what you could have spent on a six-pack of regular beer at the store. But recently, a thought had occurred to me. SodaStream bottles keep the soda you make in them fizzy, so why not pour your craft or home brew in one of those and stick a few in the cooler?

How long does homemade ice cream last in the freezer?

2013-05-22T22:02:16Z

I still have some of my homemade Rocky Road ice cream I made in the fall, plus plenty of homemade vanilla I made for the family at Christmas. I store them in air tight containers. So, are any of them still good, or should I throw them all out to make some more?

best places to eat walkable from maryland death fest?

2013-05-22T14:16:45Z

(for those who don't know the location was formerly sonar, at N. gay and saratoga)

faidley's at the lexington market is a must of course, i have also had great pies at iggie's up calvert, and its kind of a slog but brewer's art is excellent and worth the walk.

am i missing any gems?

Pre-cooked bacon: Where's the fat gone?

2013-05-22T02:06:53Z

Since being volunteered to help with my dad-in-law's new food trailer, I've been introduced firsthand to the phenomenon of pre-cooked bacon. It surely speeds the process of assembling BLTs and bacon cheeseburgers.

But there's one thing that bothers me: What happens to the drippings from that pre-cooked bacon?

When I cook bacon at home, the drippings are at least as important as the bacon itself, and I make sure to collect and preserve every last drop. It's my #1 preferred cooking fat for nearly everything.

Considering how widespread is the use of pre-cooked bacon in food service, the process of making the stuff must generate huge lakes of drippings each year. It's not being jarred and sold on grocery shelves, so where does it go?

Le Creuset at Bed, Bath and Beyond

2013-05-22T01:31:15Z

Is Le Creuset at BBB the same quality you would get it from the LC website? The prices at my store are equal.

I went to Sur La Table (a cookware store) which sells LC and their Marseilles color is quite different compared to BBB. I doubt SLT sells fake LC.

Also, the bottom of LC at BBB says France but the paper hang tag says it's made in China and somewhere else, maybe Thailand.

After going to Bed, Bath and Beyond and Sur La Table, I'm ready to remove LC from my BBB registry because I'm nervous about quality.