If Levant were a story, it would be the great Mediterranean novel.
Chris Onstad
An Audubon Society for Fried Chicken?
If something like an Audubon Society existed for fried chickenโdevoted to observing fried chicken, reporting sightings of fried chicken to friends, and protecting fried chicken’s natural habitatsโI would strongly consider membership, and I’m sure many of you would, too. Sadly, there is no such thing, but when I saw the following press release from Kenny […]
Din Din 3rd of July BBQ
Endlessly clever and worth-your-attention supper club din din is having a very affordable “East North Carolina-style” barbecue party (menu and details here) this afternoon. BBQ is available from 11am to 5:30pm, and for those who forget their iPods, a DJ will be plying his trade from 2-4pm. Hot weather cocktails will be available for $8. […]
Unfinished Picture
Redwood needs to take a cue from its neighbors.
Pix/Bar Vivant Bastille Day Bash
Much style. The kids at Pix/Bar Vivant can’t stop having fun. They CANNOT DO IT. Just when you think they’ve bought every last bottle of obscure gentian-heavy liqueurs, or supercollided the stinkiest glob of cheese possible onto the side of one of their world-class pastries, they plan a rambling, multi-faceted hot mess of a Bastille […]
What The Critic Saw: Tasty N Alder
Here’s the camera dump from last week’s review of Tasty N Alder. A few key photos are missing, like of their Steakhouse Sandwich (clearly intended to make Arby’s roast beef sandwiches look like photocopies of carpet folded inside burger rolls), but you can see that in the original review. As stated there, this is a […]
A Rogues’ Gallery of Rib-Eyes
Which steak reigns supreme? The Mercury‘s blind taste test!
Do You Speak Brisket?
The basics on how to sound like a brisket gourmand!
Smoking 101
A beginners’ guide to smoking… chicken wings, pothead!
The Virgin Schwenker
How to schwenk, for the virgin schwenker.
Cider City
Move over, beer! Cider goes great with your backyard BBQ plans!
