An Ode to the Manhattan (and My Mom)

Is there a more perfect cocktail than the Manhattan? If my mom were alive, she would be 70 today. She was a lifelong Manhattan drinker, consuming one every evening. There was no measuring or straining. You threw about 2 parts of cheap American whiskey and 1 part of...

Scrapple Mousse

Scrapple Mousse As I’ve said in a previous post, I love scrapple. Earlier this week, I wanted to play with it a bit. I haven’t ventured into making my own yet, mostly because I can get great quality scrapple every week at the farmers market. This week I...

Perception and Presentation

How things are presented affect how they are perceived. Take something like offal. Pretty delicious but there are a lot of skeptics. Why? Because it’s animal organs, and that’s weird. We can all agree that honey is wonderful, but at the end of the day...
The Fat El Vez- A Dessert Post

The Fat El Vez- A Dessert Post

Today we’re rolling out The Fat El Vez. Tonight there’s a community charity event and this is one of the things we’re bringing. I enjoy doing events like this because it’s a chance for a large number of people to try your food, some of whom...