July 2011
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June 2011
11 posts
“Like plenty of normal people, I buy wine mostly based on the label. ”
– Matthew Latkiewicz
Mr. Latkiewicz has written a fun article that classifies different types of wine labels who don’t know enough about regions, varietals or vintners to ignore what the label looks like when choosing a bottle.
Thanks and a happy father’s day to the dad who sent me this...
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Where's the Beef?
Foodspotting just informed me that I’ve just become a Beef Expert.
Great Genes
I was born into a family of food. When my dad’s father emigrated to the states, he started a wholesale-retail grocery business which my father grew into a thriving business. At one point he supplied most of the Chinese restaurants in the greater Los Angeles area with groceries, pots, dishes and anything else a restaurant might need (think poly food pails, or those all-too-familiar Chinese...
Crawfish Boil
My former work team had a crawfish boil on Friday, and I was lucky enough to be invited.
I didn’t really know what to expect. Ever since 10th grade, when I had a bad experience while attempting to dissect a crawdad, I was certain I could not bring myself to eat one.
Why the crawfish boil? My old boss is from Louisiana, which is where 98% of all crawfish in the U.S. come from. He’s...
