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Beer & loathing

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Strange ATM, originally uploaded by treffdawg.
Okay, there really wasn’t much loathing, unless you define loathing as food. After a short walk down to the Lower Haight (and passing random ATM), […]

Rejoice

Recently I wrote about how the Mexican Coke I ordered included “corn syrup and/or sugar.” Today I am glad to report that sugar only Mexican Coke is still out there. I stopped by one of my favorite burrito purveyors and decided to give the Coke in a bottle one more shot. Rejoice, […]

No, not legislation

Vegetarians and vegans may not want to continue.

Et tu Mexican Coke

What a disappointment. Today I discovered the Mexican Coke listed a new ingredient “corn syrup and/or sugar.” (You can barely make it out in the picture.) What’s up with that? Coke bottled in Mexico was the last refuge for Coca-Cola sans corn syrup. Some of you reading this may be thinking, […]

Rotisserie chicken

Another beautiful weekend day, another day of excellent cooking and eating. The objects of T-Bone and my attention were a a couple chickens. Of course, just throwing the meat on the grill would have been way too simple. Here’s how we spent a majority of our Saturday.

Pizza on the grill

Yes you read that right, pizza on the grill. For the mom’s birthday, my brother and I fired up the old Weber and set out to make this delicious treat. It’s a hot, floury, thankless job, but totally worth it. A description (with pictures) of the pizza grilling process follows after the jump.

Happy Turkey Day

Regardless of whether turkey was actually served at the first thanksgiving, it is a part of our family’s tradition.  Weighing in at 12.9 pounds, this years bird is fresh and comes from Diestel Ranch. Presently, the turkey is brining in a solution of apple cider, brown sugar, oranges, garlic, ginger, cloves, bay leaves, salt […]

Spinal Tap Burger

My burger tonight was awesome.
It was the Spinal Tap of burgers because on a scale of one to 10, it was an eleven.
For those of you from the dub see (and even if you’re not), come home and get a burger at George’s Giant Hamburger (aka Giant George’s). Delicioso!

Mother of all poorboys

Yesterday I was at Lunardi’s Market in Walnut Creek checking on turkeys when I came across these amazing poorboys. Unfortunately the picture I snapped with my cellphone doesn’t do them justice. While costing about the the same ($3.99), these poorboys put the ones at Safeway ($2.99-$4.99) to shame. Each half stood over 5 […]

Neither sandwich nor burrito

The AP recently reported that a judge in Worcester, Massachusetts ruled that a burrito is not a sandwich. The case resulted from a Panera Bread Co. attempt to block the opening of a Q’doba Mexican Grill in a shopping center in Shrewsbury. Panera’s lease included a clause which prevented the shopping center’s owners […]