tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106016707186751242024-03-13T05:37:15.027-04:00The Critical PalateOne man's critical view of the world in which we live, as he fights for the rights of diners, retail shoppers, television and movie viewers...for consumers everywhere!Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-40110498361836162932020-07-03T17:38:00.002-04:002020-07-03T17:38:36.549-04:00Smoke is in the air<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With grills, it’s either propane, natural gas (if you have a connection) or charcoal. To me, nothing beats a real fire, so I prefer charcoal and the flavor, though I have a large gas grill. There are lots of gas grills out there, and everyone knows the 900 pound gorilla, in a good way, is Weber, whether propane, or charcoal kettle…they do it right, since the 1950s, and they really stand behind their grills.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you want to get involved in smoking, then there are an enormous number of smokers, both size, and type. There’s the offset smoker, which really just burn wood, and look like barrels turned on their sides, there’s ceramic Kamado (a Japanese design) that burns natural hardwood lump and wood chunks, there are pellet grills which are really becoming popular and burned compressed wood pellets for fuel, and bullet-style smokers, that look Sputnik (Weber makes the leading version of this-the Smokey Mountain). To get started, people should consider the Smokey Mountain…low-cost investment and short learning curve…with one of these, you’ll be smoking in no time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Here's what a Primo Kamado (ceramic smoker) looks like</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnDgpn_lsniQSYD-SMeqVjvtTwWzfVMaZInscogasVFZKSDooWpfJe-ff1eDnqzeQZwdDHohL6sc1WwryLGPAY9OzY0EiMnO_9wdCCXxkgaiou-ZN1JYB8TCfyfgF-A2E7avu0VsmwA/s2048/primo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnDgpn_lsniQSYD-SMeqVjvtTwWzfVMaZInscogasVFZKSDooWpfJe-ff1eDnqzeQZwdDHohL6sc1WwryLGPAY9OzY0EiMnO_9wdCCXxkgaiou-ZN1JYB8TCfyfgF-A2E7avu0VsmwA/w375-h500/primo.jpg" width="375" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Primo Oval XL with BBQ Guru Temperature Controller</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With so many different types of smokers to choose from, when you’re ready to move up from a bullet smoker, what’s next? My choice was a ceramic Kamado. With this, you loan natural lump charcoal and wood chunks or small logs in the bottom and light the fire. Above the fire are deflector plates that absorb and deflect the heat and smoke, and above that are grates for the food. Temperature can be controlled quite exactly with upper and lower dampers. And because of the insulating properties of ceramic, you can hold a low temperature around 225F for well over 24 hours. You can also sear at high heat on these…they are very flexible and I’ve had mine for 18 years and it still looks as good as the day I got it. Some leading brands are Big Green Egg, Primo and Kamado Joe, though I prefer my <a href="http://www.primogrill.com/en-us/" target="_blank">Primo</a> over all others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you really want to step up your smoker game, you can go with a traditional offset smoker…a lot of people on the competition circuit use these and the flavor cannot be duplicated other ways, but they require enormous effort, but pellet grills/smokers are really coming on strong these days. With pellet smokers, you buy 20-40 lb bags of compressed wood pellets made from different varieties of wood, like oak, hickory, maple and cherry. Dump the pellets into a hopper, set the temperature and an auger automatically feeds the fire with pellets to maintain temp and impart smoke. While the smoke flavor won’t be as strong as some other methods, this type of smoker is available at mass retailers and becoming quite popular.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Easy bbq recipes:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Grilling and smoking are forgiving cooking methods, so why not experiment. I stumbled into a recipe that is a big hit whenever I make it, and I make it fairly frequently on the smoker: Eric’s special smoked cabbage,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Take a large head of cabbage and chop it roughly. Cut up a few onions and toss both into a large disposable baking tin. Add some chopped garlic, salt and pepper, and toss it all with some olive oil. Throw a few dollops of margarine or butter and toss the tin in the smoker…I like to let it go for about 6 hours. If you’re smoking beef ribs or brisket, you’ll have plenty of time…take it out, mix it up, and serve…stand back for the accolades…this even works on a gas or charcoal grill for about an hour on medium heat. You won’t have the smoke flavor, but it will be mighty tasty with nice </span>caramelization<span style="font-size: 12pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Also, hot smoke a hunk of salmon…this will cook the salmon, not cure it like lox. I take a piece of salmon, sprinkle a little salt, pepper, paprika and brown sugar and toss into a smoker for 45 minutes. It will be sweet, savory, smokey and you’ll be a smoking hero…I also cook this same recipe on the grill, but putting a piece of foil under the fish to protect the fatty fish from getting burned by the flames.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In any event, this isn’t baking or rocket science…get out, have fun and and have a smoke!<o:p></o:p></span></p>Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-53277753621340069592020-07-03T17:34:00.001-04:002020-07-03T17:34:47.129-04:00Grill tips...and equipment<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I always make time to tune up my grills and smokers, getting them ready for use. With a gas grill, I light it up and let it burn at the hottest setting for a half hour. Shut it down, let it cool, and take the grates out of the firebox. By doing this, you’ll be able to scrape out some of the residue, sweep out the ash, and change any replaceable parts (like the drip pans). When done, coat the grates with oil and light up for another 15 minutes. That will keep the grates stick-free and ready to go the next time you want to light up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Speaking of grates, there are a million grill grate brushes available on the market, but if there’s any tool you don’t really need, it’s a grate brush. The easiest thing to do is crumple up some aluminum foil, hold it with some tongs, and rub down the grates, they’ll conform to the grates, get in between the rods, and do a terrific job cleaning. They’re great grate cleaners. Save yourselves some money and try this. And you’ll avoid small times of metal coming off the brush and getting lodged in your food, and maybe your esophagus…something to avoid using a simple piece of foil.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One of the most important pieces of equipment you need is an instant read thermometer or a remote thermometer...a vital piece of equipment that allows you to do things around the house, but yet keep track of what's happening in your grill or smoker. The <a href="https://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4" target="_blank">thermapen</a> is the best instant-read thermometer I've used, and I have a bunch of remote thermometers...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As I’ve mentioned before, to smoke or grill, you don’t need anything fancy…with a little effort, even a basic kettle grill can work well. But if there’s one thing I recommend, even for basic grilling…use natural hardwood lump charcoal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Charcoal comes in quite a variety, but can broken down into 2 categories-briquettes and lump. Everyone is familiar with Kingsford…the classic square briquette. Lump is just wood that has had the oxygen burnt out of it and all you’re left with is the pure carbon, but with the essence of the wood still there. Using lump, you are able to grill at high heat for longer periods of time, and impart some of the essence of the smoke flavor into your food. Briquettes will give you a nice, stable, even burn, but I only use natural hardwood lump, mostly from oak wood, in my kamado ceramic smoker. The low ash production and wonderful wood smell can’t be beat. This type of coal is available at big box retailers and local shops…I even had some delivered from my local hardware store…give it a try. Nothing beats the taste and smell of wood smoke.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Next up, let's talk smokers!</span></p>Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-51817076513504386262020-07-03T17:21:00.002-04:002020-07-03T17:21:51.871-04:00Not quite a beach read...<font face="arial">If Lin-Manuel Miranda can come up with a hit show like "Hamilton" by reading a biography, I figure a musical based on the world of bbq-ing and smoking meat could be an even bigger hit...right? Playing to an audience of one, worldwide...</font><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">In any event, a</font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">s we enter grilling and barbecuing season, like every year, there is a proliferation of equipment, books and other items that tend to capture the imagination of the grill master; I thought we would talk a little bit about my favorite springtime pastime, reading bbq cookbooks…and maybe, just maybe, I'll come up with a hit musical...</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Any fan of BBQ Pitmasters on the Destination America Channel is familiar with Myron Mixon, allegedly the most winningest man in bbq. He has gone into “teacher mode” with his newest book “<a href="https://myronmixon.com/product/bbqa-with-myron-mixon/">BBQ & A</a>”, where he answers some very basic questions about how to start smoking meat and shares some of his Georgia wisdom. Myron is a character, but he’s won the most money on the BBQ competition circuit and he has a lot of knowledge-that comes through in his book. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Not a brand new book this summer, but new to me, is a photo-essay book by renowned photographer Wyatt McSpadden. Wyatt is the go-to photographer for a lot of bbq books, and he’s published his own coffee-table style book showcasing a variety of different bbq joints…from high-end, to low-end, or as the subtitle says “From small town to down town”. If you want to get a taste of what the environment at a Texas bbq joint looks like, <a href="https://www.wyattmcspadden.com/BBQ/TEXAS-BBQ:-SMALL-TOWN-<br>-TO-DOWNTOWN/thumbs">this</a> will take you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Michael Symon of the Cooking Channel’s “Burgers, Brew and Que”, and a James Beard Award winning chef has a book from last summer, “<a href="https://michaelsymon.bigcartel.com/product/playing-with-fire-bbq-and-more-from-the-grill-smoker-and-fireplace-signed-copy">Playing With Fire</a>”…if there was ever a book that encourages you to play with meat, this is it. With beautiful pictures and simple, yet delicious recipes, this is a must-have book on any cookbook collector’s shelf. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Another book I mentioned a couple of years ago, and still has me going back to try new recipes, is</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="https://amazingribs.com/ratings-reviews/tools/books-and-magazines/meathead-book" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0066c0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, by Craig “Meathead Goldwyn”. Meathead has been running a phenomenal bbq-ing website, <a href="https://amazingribs.com">amazingribs.com</a>, for years, and this book is part review, part science, part recipe, and all-out fun. I strongly recommend Meathead’s website and book for anyone interested in smoking and grilling, and learning what equipment is important (instant read thermometer) and what is not (a grill brush-we can talk about that at another time.) Amazing Ribs.com employs several people with PhDs…and the website, and this book is for meat and science lovers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Steven Raichlen is at it again. Steven is the host of Project Smoke, broadcast nationally on PBS and has written New York Times bestselling books on barbecuing and grilling, including “How to Grill” and “Planet Barbecue” and now smoking. He has won multiple James Beard awards, and joined us on WBZ, Newsradio 1030 back in 2016 to discuss the release of his companion book. Now he’s back with “<a href="https://www.stevenraichlen.com/links/buy-books/">The Brisket Chronicles</a>”, a beautifully written and illustrated book with great pictures and easy to follow recipes.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> This is not just for smoking, but with new recipes for braising the holiday roast, as well as a recipe to make your pastrami…I’ve purchased the ingredients and ready to buy myself some rye bread and brown mustard…I have spent a lot of time deep in this book…but the cover alone sets you up with a mouthwatering picture of a perfectly smoked brisket You can’t go wrong with this book, whether novice or an advanced smoker, or just a chef in a kitchen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Lastly, Andy Husbands and Will Salazar, owner/chefs at The Smoke Shop with multiple locations in and around Boston published a new book this Spring: <a href="https://thesmokeshopbbq.com/product/the-smoke-shops-backyard-bbq-eat-drink-and-party-like-a-pitmaster/">The Smoke Shop's Backyard BBQ:Eat, Drink, and Party Like a Pitmaster</a>. The pictures are spectacular, and the book is broken down into recipes for a backyard bbq, a cocktail party, a fancy dinner, and more, all incorporating smoked meats into the menu. This book continues to solidify Andy as a leading chef and cookbook author here in the Boston area.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Next up "Brisket, the Musical!"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-65390582917316881702020-07-03T17:03:00.000-04:002020-07-03T17:03:17.571-04:00Something's Cooking...<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As we reach the summer time, nothing beats a backyard bbq, whether for yourself or socially distanced with family and friends. With bbq-ing and smoking as my avocation, I thought I’d offer some of my tips.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Don’t be afraid of charcoal. I dare say most people here use a gas grill. Turn the propane on, hit a button and hopefully the grill lights. Most people complain that charcoal is messy, or mostly it takes too long. Using a chimney style starter, which is essentially a big can with a handle, can get the charcoal burning hot in 10 minutes, without the need for smelly or foul-tasting lighter fluid. These are available at every big box store or on your favorite on-line retailer; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Use natural hardwood lump charcoal or briquettes. Kingsford is the big player in charcoal, but you get a nicer, smoke-wood flavor, by using natural lump, which is just real wood burned down to coals. The pieces are irregular, but burn hot and long, and impart a delightful smoke flavor. If you want consistent shape, there are some brands that make natural hardwood briquettes. Some of the more popular brands of natural lump are Cowboy, or Royal Oak, both of which are usually available at local big-box retailers. These start easily in a chimney starter without lighter fluid;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Make sure you start with a clean, hot grill. I always pre-heat my gas grill for 10 minutes, then I scrape any residue off, and I lightly oil the grates with a paper towel with some canola oil on it. If I’m using my charcoal grill, I do the same, and let the charcoal get the grates really hot;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">d.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Learn fire management. Whether on the gas grill or a charcoal grill, have different heat zones. I have a big pile of burning coals on one side, and a lot less on the other. This allows me to move the food away from the fire if there are flare-ups or cooking too fast. Same in a gas grill, where you can have one side hot, and the other off, or on low, giving you a place to move the food;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">e.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Use the grill like an oven. I love the flavor from the bbq. In the nice weather, and sometimes not so nice, I love cooking whole meals on the grill. Many gas grills have multiple burners, so you can create a convection oven at a specific temp by turning on a couple of burners and placing food over the “off” burners. This allows for indirect cooking with hot air circulating around the food…I cook holiday prime rib roasts this way, which imparts a slight flavor of grilling, and leaves the mess outside;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">f.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Season. Many people complain that their food is burned after grilling. The secret to prevent that-avoid saucing until the end. Most commercially prepared sauces, especially bbq sauce, have very high sugar contents. Sugar burns easily and will burn long before the food is done. The secret is to sprinkle spices liberally on the meat, called “rubs”, cook, and sauce them at the very end, and let it set for a couple of minutes on the grill…just to add a little glaze. If you watch carefully, you’ll get great results without the burnt meat;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">g.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Try “smoking”. Everyone has seen the bbq shows on TV that are becoming so popular. For a real treat, people should try smoking. If you have a kettle grill, you can smoke by building a fire on one side, getting some wood chucks, like oak, maple or hickory (available at big box retailers) and placing them on the smoldering fire. Chicken will only take a couple of hours, and while longer than regular grilling, will be well worth the wait. If you want to engage in the hobby in the more serious way, purchase a Weber Smokey Mountain (“WSM”), the best entry-level vertical smoker. The Smokey Mountain has a very dedicated following, and there are several fan websites including the Virtual Weber Bullet, with everything you need to know about the WSM-check it out <a href="https://www.virtualweberbullet.com">here</a>;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">h.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Don’t forget your veggies. Vegetables grilled are a fantastic treat. I toss peppers, baby carrots, mushrooms and onions in a little olive oil and salt and pepper and throw them on a disposable perforated grill pan (to make sure things don’t fall through the grates) for a while. You can also do potatoes, but I usually steam or microwave them for a while before grilling, to make sure they get cooked through;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Grill your fruit! Pineapple, banana, apples…slice, sprinkle with brown sugar and grill for a few short minutes. Surprising delicious!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Next up, a little light reading...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-21562079942460854952020-07-03T16:59:00.001-04:002020-07-03T16:59:07.602-04:00The airwaves are open<div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><font face="arial"><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div>Hello kind readers...I'm happy to be back on the airwaves on Boston's Newsradio WBZ (1030 on your AM dial, or 98.5 HD2 on your FM dial), or at <a href="https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com" target="_blank">https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com</a>, streaming live on the internet.</font><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Being a contributor to Connoisseur's Corner with host Jordan Rich is a distinct pleasure, and my thanks to Jordan, a tremendous talent in the Boston radio market, and a good friend. Jordan once told me, after a live show many years ago, that being on the radio and being able to talk with people from all walks of life is one of the greatest jobs. I always enjoyed being on the live shows, and I appreciate these occasional appearances and being to reach you listeners. It's great to be back, and the new spots start rolling any day now...</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">And so...once again, I am back on the airwaves, as bad as ever. As before, we talk barbecuing and smoking (meats), and as before, I thought I'd publish my notes for the spots, so in case you missed them, you can come back here and refresh your memories...some of this information has appeared in this space before, but updated for our current times...and now, thanks to Covid-19, recording from my desk at my office, instead of the studio at <a href="http://chartproductions.com" target="_blank">Chart Productions</a>.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKDZKfOQxh1LAtcpqTfYvwv5Re3OChNxZA2DpgjXuCeelY3Z2NkFotOy3OG4l6C110H21jM0QLR1Vr6Xa9G-bYSXFOQDjJGSznyOjnUwOHlPmP3RxW8AWPnAoe3QEtOeHn9KCLnIKXg/s2826/blue+yeti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="1113" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKDZKfOQxh1LAtcpqTfYvwv5Re3OChNxZA2DpgjXuCeelY3Z2NkFotOy3OG4l6C110H21jM0QLR1Vr6Xa9G-bYSXFOQDjJGSznyOjnUwOHlPmP3RxW8AWPnAoe3QEtOeHn9KCLnIKXg/w126-h320/blue+yeti.jpg" width="126" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desktop Yeti<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">First up, Grilling and Smoking...</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial">With the proliferation of BBQ shows on TV, and with a patio covered with four different barbecuing devices, I have frequently been asked “smoker v. grill?” The answer…“depends”. Depends on whether you have time, or you want to cook fast. <o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial">I enjoy smoking foods. I have a couple of specialized smokers…a ceramic oval “Kamado” and vertical, gravity feed charcoal and wood smoker. But you don’t need to invest in any real equipment beyond a kettle grill. With coals on one side and the meat on the opposite on the top grate, you have a makeshift smoker.<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial">Before the pandemic, time was such a precious commodity, most people didn’t embrace the idea of a smoker because the culture of smoking meat is based on the concept of “low and slow”. Low temperatures take a looooooooong time to cook food--but that’s how the magic happens. Low temps over long periods of time renders fat and breaks down the collagen in meat, making the toughest cuts of beef tender and melt in your mouth. With life slowing down a bit, now’s the time to get involved in smoking meat.<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial">To me, there’s nothing better than dining on succulent meats kissed by smoke, but we’ll talk more about hot and fast grilling next time, after the break...<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial">Here's an example of one of my cooking implements...more to come.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzS131zG3H6HKMah51J8xx8ry5y9rACIcA5Gt_zFwHoE_OVgDbv1WMkUpeb3M7hZpz7e4tOoaV37mungVeZLqQ8bXaIioy95JtuarF9mE6jjhAW6w18EHxH8YT0aqzphFO21ke4q2DA/s1883/assassin+smoker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="1412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzS131zG3H6HKMah51J8xx8ry5y9rACIcA5Gt_zFwHoE_OVgDbv1WMkUpeb3M7hZpz7e4tOoaV37mungVeZLqQ8bXaIioy95JtuarF9mE6jjhAW6w18EHxH8YT0aqzphFO21ke4q2DA/s320/assassin+smoker.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assassin vertical gravity-fed smoker<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8R2b0NoNkFNxS4hiXCFBWkWrVKFw71Xfv0LJtWozeOPuNOPHSpkZEHtRodxa_wy8JTLgo6kHm_nlALR7p0LcEVnA2vrbRIWgSGqjE1R1rrihOcTo6c8aqsC8EYwmc7k3AXlKGvbhNQ/s2048/Summit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"> </font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial">Grilling speaks for itself, and it's what we do mostly up here in Massachusetts in the summer. If you want to cook a thinner cut or meat or vegetables quickly, there’s no better way than over a hot bed of coals. I have a gas grill (Weber), but I also have a Weber kettle charcoal grill. I hear people complain all the time that it takes too long for charcoal to heat up, but that just isn’t true; letting a gas grill heat up for ten minutes is about the same time it takes to heat up a full chimney of charcoal. <o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwT_jHCidUcfQ8WNJIuCe1HFZvnNEL-K9Rke_VnlTykO5Unljh9dAAxA0UOMdg2r2Y_y8Uvdf_obG6Jy-W62F4nmuiMXA0fPyxcmfUI03UuQScV18kpEHV0E7R4rYD8EPIxg2VACqVw/s2048/Summit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwT_jHCidUcfQ8WNJIuCe1HFZvnNEL-K9Rke_VnlTykO5Unljh9dAAxA0UOMdg2r2Y_y8Uvdf_obG6Jy-W62F4nmuiMXA0fPyxcmfUI03UuQScV18kpEHV0E7R4rYD8EPIxg2VACqVw/s320/Summit.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Usual Northeasterner's gas grill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial">For those that don’t understand the concept of a chimney starter, I have covered this in other discussions, but imagine a large coffee can filled with charcoal. Light some newspaper in the bottom, and let the fire build from the bottom. In ten minutes, those coals will be ready to go; just dump into the grill and get cooking.<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAP6EqnT1T32rVinf91bpqcHbFhdANM_mZl3r2jYvJfc4JiZ0nu8JQC_Fk9aD7aUbDUKI2J5ong3_4npfEBlcTEt-dimwhYwkVmk5B-w1qX7jga6sDYG0y9f7TVo1IeZ04A-TdVl2Aw/s2048/weber+performer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1989" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAP6EqnT1T32rVinf91bpqcHbFhdANM_mZl3r2jYvJfc4JiZ0nu8JQC_Fk9aD7aUbDUKI2J5ong3_4npfEBlcTEt-dimwhYwkVmk5B-w1qX7jga6sDYG0y9f7TVo1IeZ04A-TdVl2Aw/s320/weber+performer.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weber Performer with Chimney Starter</td></tr></tbody></table><font face="arial"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In any event, and regardless of the cooking vessel used, grilling or smoking allows you to enjoy the primal experience of cooking meat over fire. In my world, there’s almost nothing better and now is the perfect time of year to get into that!</span></p></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font><div><br /></div></div>Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-88976912992477789992017-06-24T09:59:00.000-04:002017-06-24T09:59:21.035-04:00Now that’s a fire…<div class="MsoNormal">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7e6TJk99mF3QKQ_1gCqTUGtDR6wowehlgmAzf4PGKRmgsUXoXBCuFlRA4UB5A1U7ItD9VGEdxboHze5yLrD4d9bpNq6X_1nANNr_BCPEstsLjM-E3jmItllxh9GMYoGN7zyKEn90kQ/s1600/charcoal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1400" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7e6TJk99mF3QKQ_1gCqTUGtDR6wowehlgmAzf4PGKRmgsUXoXBCuFlRA4UB5A1U7ItD9VGEdxboHze5yLrD4d9bpNq6X_1nANNr_BCPEstsLjM-E3jmItllxh9GMYoGN7zyKEn90kQ/s400/charcoal.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fire…the tender ballet of the flames and wisps of smoke, set
only to the musical snap, crackle and popping of the air pockets in the
wood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Give me a fireplace, pellet stove,
fire-pit, chimney starter but mostly, my smokers…any of them will do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The most vital aspect for a bbq grill or smoker is the
fuel.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Without proper fuel, you can’t
maintain temperature or proper burn rate or smoke level.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When you’re cooking something low and slow
for 12-15 hours, consistency of the burn is a key factor.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Holding temperature for a long, long time,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The quality of the charcoal and wood doesn’t just affect
heat and length of burn…it’s the base flavor profile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you’re “smoking”, not only are you
cooking with the heat, but also flavoring with the smoke wafting around the
meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As is obvious, you need quality
charcoal to satisfy these various elements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are several types of charcoal on the market, and
hundreds of manufacturers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s the
common briquette, Kingsford, both standard and “blue bag”, which is a more
natural, and meant for “professional” grillers or smokers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Competing in this realm is a variety of
natural, hardwood briquettes, without chemical fillers: Weber, Royal Oak,
Stubbs and store-branded bags from Trader Joes, to name a few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These briquettes are consistent, as they are
all shaped the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using Weber, Stubbs
and Trader Joe’s, you’ll discover that they are made strictly from natural
hardwood, and have a natural, “campfire” odor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This type of charcoal, the briquette, is my preferred and recommended
type when using a Weber Smokey Mountain cooker, or my Assassin 28.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For my eggs, I prefer natural lump, which is
just pieces of hardwood burnt down into coal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But in the quest to find just the right fuel source for the gravity fed,
Assassin 28, I am pleased that I stumbled into <a href="https://originalnaturalcharcoal.com/" target="_blank">Original Natural Charcoal</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Sr2-QqyPBkUKvD2mW79AgJ2UMCC49rJ4OhqIolJ5kZjIkqHBAKZwVZ-jNYXivleDCaW6iIAZoARCpaAGkyqJfbJ4ulGtiXtFYTVquIFQr8pkUkI3UIj2Q6ErISNskGDpg9ziyRsvrA/s1600/onc+briquette.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Sr2-QqyPBkUKvD2mW79AgJ2UMCC49rJ4OhqIolJ5kZjIkqHBAKZwVZ-jNYXivleDCaW6iIAZoARCpaAGkyqJfbJ4ulGtiXtFYTVquIFQr8pkUkI3UIj2Q6ErISNskGDpg9ziyRsvrA/s400/onc+briquette.png" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not the type of person to click on Facebook ads…because
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ad for similar products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But something
caught my eye and compelled me to click on the link…it’s charcoal click
bait!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Facebook knows me too well…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next thing you know, I’m buying a few
bags of the natural lump hardwood charcoal and some charcoal logs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a few emails with the owner, I also was
getting a couple of bags of the natural hardwood briquettes…could it live up to
the hype?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would I be stuck with bags of
useless coal?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least some of my
non-Jewish friends could use it next holiday season if their kids are bad…nothing
like a stocking stuffed with natural hardwood lump charcoal!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I am pleased to tell you that the charcoal did not
disappoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just as advertised, it lit
fast, moved from white/gray smoke to a sweet smelling light blue smoke quickly,
and burned for a long time (14 pounds burned at 275F for about 20 hours in the
draft-controlled Assassin 28 cabinet smoker!!!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The temperature was consistent the entire time, and after smoking
chicken breast, cabbage and some meatballs, I was delighted with the sublime
essence of smoke flavor imparted on the food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No harsh taste, low ash production and a long, stable burn make this charcoal
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Caveat-while fantastic, it is really not available for local
purchase (I ordered through their website, and had it the next day, with free
shipping (!!), and it is expensive: ~$3 a pound, which is 3x as expensive as
Weber Natural briquettes, which until now, had been the gold standard of
briquettes for me).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t say I’ll use
this all the time, but for a long-term smoke for a special occasion, it is
definitely worth the investment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out <a href="https://originalnaturalcharcoal.com/" target="_blank">Original Natural Charcoal. </a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-16549627815154276282017-05-09T09:50:00.002-04:002017-05-09T09:50:56.374-04:00Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages…<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1bIVMSMMTisBwtlnU1GWKXI3alY2t7tvQ7h3LdHEUoKkOLNFVY-qdOG_PTN2yhqXnXUElIkEkz1LtfxVYL5OJ0Daidw23GXVQnrnmng-ohGeWXTDxKAzsBNq9iVGnXUNrbYMFsB_dw/s1600/circusmobile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1bIVMSMMTisBwtlnU1GWKXI3alY2t7tvQ7h3LdHEUoKkOLNFVY-qdOG_PTN2yhqXnXUElIkEkz1LtfxVYL5OJ0Daidw23GXVQnrnmng-ohGeWXTDxKAzsBNq9iVGnXUNrbYMFsB_dw/s400/circusmobile.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis</td></tr>
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I remember when I was 8 years old, my parents took my
sister and me to the Boston Garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
talking about the old, filthy, smelly Boston Garden, where legends were
made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And what did it smell like?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elephants!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Why elephants?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because the circus
was in town!</div>
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The lights, the noise, the costumes and the animals
mesmerized me, long before I understood how the animals probably didn’t enjoy
the spotlight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The utter spectacle…it
never left me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many years later, as a
member of the Northeastern University Commencement Orchestra, I entered the
“Garden” through the service entrance, and we walked up a huge ramp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we walked through the entry door, the
guard said, “you guys have more trouble getting up the ramp than the
elephants”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was walking up the very
ramps used by the circus!</div>
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Sadly, Feld Entertainment announced that Ringling Brothers,
Barnum & Bailey circus would cease operations after 146 years, and this
past Sunday marked its final performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While it is no surprise, with so much competition for the attention of
families, the reduction of the use of animals, and the increased cost of doing
business, and it was only a matter of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With or without the animals, you could always count on the circus to
provide thrills, and wholesome family entertainment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The announcement of the cancellation has left
emptiness in my soul…another terrible victim of the passage of time in the era
of technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiLdZ-Yx15eMLXMq0ju15MaBoEqtAvSOPFk_wNhuGjSh_lM8RDKxr1J83NhozX2LfTLNV1_O2u479_xz9hKo2F9XzxebgqOVQQTEQatPRWTMTe5jKqcGQ_v0TRlytqGncNfGa5eK_Kw/s1600/Poster+-+Greatest+Show+on+Earth%252C+The_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiLdZ-Yx15eMLXMq0ju15MaBoEqtAvSOPFk_wNhuGjSh_lM8RDKxr1J83NhozX2LfTLNV1_O2u479_xz9hKo2F9XzxebgqOVQQTEQatPRWTMTe5jKqcGQ_v0TRlytqGncNfGa5eK_Kw/s400/Poster+-+Greatest+Show+on+Earth%252C+The_02.jpg" width="400" /></a>The circus is part of our DNA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What child didn’t think or threaten to run
away to the circus?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Greatest Show
on Earth” won the Best Picture Award in 1953.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While the elephants were moved out a few years ago, and I the remaining
animals will be sent out to pasture and well-cared for in their “retirement”,
there’s a certain sense of sadness, not for myself, but for the generations to
come, who will never know the thrill of the Flying Walendas or Gunther Gebel
Williams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Can we question the merits of forcing animals (and clowns) to perform for our pleasure? Sure, but does it matter anymore, now that the circus is closing up shop? The Big Top is coming down permanently, and rather than
moving on to the next town, being packed away for good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But for now, for the last time, please turn
your attention to the center ring…nothing to see here…</div>
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Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-63339472194691266632016-05-22T13:51:00.000-04:002016-05-22T13:51:05.398-04:00The spots are running and the smoker is lit...<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Back on WBZ Connoisseurs Corner and here are some highlights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If it ever gets warm here in Massachusetts, we
will enter grilling and barbecuing season, and like every year, there is a
proliferation of equipment, books and other items that tend to capture the
imagination of the grill master; I thought we would talk a little bit about one
of my favorite springtime pastimes, reading all the new bbq books…(Full
disclosure-I do NOT benefit in any way of you purchase these books, whether
through the Amazon link or otherwise.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I
promote them because I think they are worthy of your time, but I receive
nothing in return, other than your satisfaction with the recommendation-If you
read any of these, I’d love to hear from you at <a href="mailto:criticalpalate@gmail.com">criticalpalate@gmail.com</a>).</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">“<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Project-Smoke-Steven-Raichlen/dp/0761181865?ie=UTF8&keywords=project%20smoke&qid=1463938770&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Project Smoke</a>” by </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Steven Raichlen is a </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">great book released May 10, 2016.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Steven
is the host of “Project Smoke”, broadcast nationally on PBS and has written New
York Times bestselling books on barbecuing and grilling, including “How to
Grill” and “Planet Barbecue” and now smoking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He has won multiple James Beard awards, and actually will be joining us
on WBZ, Newsradio 1030 to discuss the release of this new book, a beautifully
written and illustrated companion book to his television show, with great
pictures and easy to follow recipes.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tune in on
June 18 at midnight for this mouth-watering interview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I have spent a lot of time deep in this book…but the
cover alone sets you up with a mouthwatering picture of beef ribs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book really educates the reader about the
science of smoking, and teaches you about the flexibility of the craft, from
smoking vegetables and tofu, meats, sides, dessert and even cocktails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t go wrong with this book, whether
novice or an advanced smoker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Any fan of BBQ Pitmasters on the America
Channel is familiar with Myron Mixon, allegedly the most-winning man in
bbq.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has gone old school with his
book “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Myron-Mixons-BBQ-Rules-Old-School/dp/1617691844/ref=pd_sim_14_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=519NjjSbdHL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL320_SR256%2C320_&refRID=14TPX7ZED43K4A1BXW4Q" target="_blank">BBQ Rules</a>”, where he teaches us how to build an old-fashioned brick pit,
burn down our own coals, and shares some of his Georgia “wisdom”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Myron is a character and that comes through
in his book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want to know how to
cook a whole hog, with some nice action photos, this is the book for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Will Budiaman, a writer for Bon Appetit and
Epicurious.com, has written his second book, “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Be-BBQ-Pitmaster-Regional-Celebrating/dp/1943451265/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463939186&sr=1-1&keywords=will+budiaman" target="_blank">Be a BBQ Pitmaster</a>”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think this is an interesting book for
recipes, some traditional like beef ribs, and beer can chicken, to barbecue
nachos and banana nut pie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While it
doesn’t have a lot of photos, and we eat with our eyes as much as our mouths,
it does has a lot of detailed text, written in a light style.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">We are lucky that right here in Brookline is
the home of the great PBS show, “America’s Test Kitchen” and their publishing
arm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As any fan of the show knows, they
test, and re-test, and test again any recipe they promote, and wrap it all in a
big bundle of science.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they produce
a cookbook, and there are many, you cannot go wrong and though dense, the
recipes are usually fool-proof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I was
excited when they published this years “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Master-Grill-Foolproof-Ingredients-Fascinating/dp/1940352541/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463939234&sr=1-1&keywords=master+of+the+grill" target="_blank">Master of the Grill”</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book features great recipes, step-by-step
instructions (some with step-by-step photos), a lot of explanations and plenty
of reviews of gadgets and gear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
a must-buy for your griller or pitmaster.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Another book I am excited about is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Meathead-Science-Great-Barbecue-Grilling/dp/054401846X/ref=pd_sim_14_6?ie=UTF8&dpID=51BzmzkL6wL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR127%2C160_&refRID=05EF3S6S995EVSEEH423" target="_blank">Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> by Meathead Goldwyn. Meathead has been running a phenomenal bbq-ing
website, amazingribs.com, for years, and has published a book that part review,
part science, part recipe, and all-out fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I strongly recommend Meathead’s website and book for anyone interested
in smoking and grilling, and learning what equipment is important (instant read
thermometer) and what is not (a grill brush-we will talk about that later.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meathead’s book is for meat-lovers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-58927599958675920912016-04-19T21:04:00.000-04:002016-04-19T21:04:28.282-04:00The buffet has closed...<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you may know, my father passed away from complications relating to Alzheimers and dementia back on March 16…it’s
been a month now, and I want to share a few words about him. This is not my normal post...if you're looking for a review or a rip-job, come back soon. For now, <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">please indulge me.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My dad was a simple, yet complicated man, but obviously, these
few words cannot do justice in explaining him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In fact, I’m not sure after 50 years I even could begin to adequately
describe him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He really was
“indescribable”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was a man that could cook and bake…an entrepreneur and a
restaurateur, a dreamer and a driver. A man with just a high school education,
but a master Bridge player.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
storyteller that liked to be alone, and a man that liked a fine meal and
lobster, but LOVED a Chinese buffet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
was a man that listened to Verdi operas, Glenn Miller, The Gatlin Brothers Band,
Earl Scruggs and Frank Sinatra (a perplexing taste in music).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My father had some hard years, but was a man who could often
be heard saying, “I feel good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve had
a good life”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These words were a
frequent refrain in his recent years, before the disease really ravaged
him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sister and I take some comfort
that he truly felt that way, even though from the outside looking in it didn’t
always appear to be so. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of you had the pleasure of knowing my dad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though he was a storyteller, he was also
someone who could not be told anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was a man many people turned to for advice, though I always thought I
knew better (but occasionally did not).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of his
own friends asked him over the years to speak with their kids, if they felt
those kids were coming off the rails a bit; my dad could guide those kids along
the right path, because, I believe, he saw himself in them, and knew how to
talk to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He really had a way with
all kids…and dogs. He used to say: the key is, get down on their level.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My father would also not take “no” for an answer if he felt
otherwise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recall that when I was being
sworn in after passing the bar, I was only allotted two admission tickets, and
I was already married.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elayne was given
one, and of course, with a Jewish mother, she got the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt terrible, and I called other friends
who would be getting admitted that same day, but couldn’t score a ticket for my
father; it was worse than high-holiday seating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My father never seemed upset or bothered, and it was no surprise that he
showed up at Faneuil Hall for the admission ceremony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we walked past the ushers/guards, my
father walked right past them, and said “I’m not missing this just because I
don’t have a ticket” and he kept on walking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He never planned on missing it, just as he would never plan on missing
any of our events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We celebrated well when
I passed the bar and Elayne passed the CPA exam; he took genuine pleasure in those accomplishments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend Hugh humorously refers to my father as “The Great
Philosopher Gil Weinstein”; my father was never short on commentary and advice, and a lot of schtick-there a few that stick with me to this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When opening a fortune cookie, he would always say “help, I’m being held
prisoner inside a Chinese fortune cookie factory.” (as if there are any other
fortune cookie factories…) Then he would flip it over and say “never mind, I
escaped”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Hugh would tell you, he
would always say that kids don’t want your money, they want your time; despite
whatever was going on in our lives, he gave us just that-his time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From Y Indian Guides, to Cub Scouts, TBA
Basketball, drum corps, my sister’s acting and dancing classes and recitals, he
was there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In his later years, he did become softer and mellower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No longer was he eating 19 lobsters in one
sitting (yes, it’s true, at Rusty’s Custy Scupper in Rhode Island), but he
still did enjoy his Chinese buffet…you might say he became addicted to them,
hence his nickname as “The King of the Chinese Buffet”…no matter where he was,
he could find them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once, on the way to
Missouri moving me out for law school, he told me to “pull over at the next
exit”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I asked why, he said “I want
Chinese, and I think there’s a place at the next exit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can sense it”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure enough, even though I thought he was
full of crap, we pulled over the there it was…a Chinese buffet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it wasn’t too bad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though he had job loss, failed businesses, family deaths and
divorce…he was resilient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took
figurative punches but never let them bring him down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was he easy to live with?…not really.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As kids, we called him Gestapo Gil...but it
was an iron fist in a velvet glove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loved to see his grandchildren, just loved to make sure
they were ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes would drive
over, say hello and leave...a 2-minute visit, precisely; but that was
satisfying to him…to see them for those two minutes, and to know they were
ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s all he needed because he
reveled in their wellbeing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was “wealth”
to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My father enjoyed that I, along with my high school friends,
had turned out ok (in his opinion).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
was proud that Hugh became a surgeon, especially after Mr. Buell, our sophomore
biology teacher, told us that we wouldn’t amount to anything; “The world needs
garbage men too”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was proud that I,
along with other friends like Lou, became lawyers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was proud that all my friends were good
people and enjoyed knowing I still had many of my childhood friends in my life…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Among my father’s most important professional accomplishments
(to him) was his small role in the space program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After seeing action in Korea, he got a new
billet in Natick, MA, at the Army labs, where he became a member of the
“Climate Commandos”, a team of human guinea pigs, put through extreme physical challenges,
while testing the first space suit liners, boots and the like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His picture, as part of this unit, with the
Mercury Project astronauts, was in the Smithsonian, and my father was immensely
proud of his small role in American history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He truly believed that this is the greatest country in the world, put
his life on the line to protect it, and loved that he helped, in some small
way, expand our horizons into space (maybe that’s why he enjoyed “Star Trek” so
much… “Space, the final frontier…”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Given the chance, I think he would have re-enlisted in his 70s…and
that’s why he is buried in the National Cemetery in Bourne, MA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because when it is all said and done, and
there’s nothing left to say and nothing left to do, by his choice, my father
will rest with others that gave of themselves in ways that many of us can only
imagine and admire. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like most fathers, there were many lessons implicitly taught
by him:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>work for yourself but work
hard; always do your best; and don’t expect someone else to a do a job that you
wouldn’t do yourself, and he had a little poem he would recite at opportune
times: “As you ramble on through life, whatever be your goal, keep your eye
upon the donut, and not upon the hole”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My father was a depression-era baby, and like many people of
that generation, was not afraid of hard work, or doing what was necessary to
make ends meet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was tough as nails,
and could not be embarrassed easily, and would never be ashamed of doing anything
if it meant putting food on the table…but always looking ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So plow along, we will, but for now, the buffet
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Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-10655001289789970692016-03-06T21:31:00.000-05:002016-03-06T21:31:27.470-05:00And the hits just keep on coming...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really appreciate all the kind words many of you have shared with me through various channels...my work, on your behalf, will never be done. But for now, please enjoy these quick hits for some current, and upcoming spots, on Connoisseurs Corner...available for download a little while after broadcast <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/audio/connoisseurs-corner/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When
I was growing up, Sunday nights were designated for a trip into Boston’s
Chinatown to eat at the long-gone “House of Roy”. Back then, there was no such thing as great
suburban Chinese food. If you wanted
high-quality Asian cuisine, Chinatown was where it was at. No more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lately,
there has been some media attention on suburban Asian cuisine options. There are a lot of reasons why you can now get
excellent Chinese food in the suburbs, but regardless the reasons, we all win! Better food in the suburbs means better food,
period. And I have a few I really like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://suchangspeabody.com/" target="_blank">SuChang’s in Peabody</a>. This is a beautiful
spot in Peabody, on Lowell Street. It
doesn’t look like an Asian restaurant from the outside, or the inside. The décor is bright and airy, and the food is
contemporary Asian, with some traditional dishes. If you live on the North Shore, you have to
go to <a href="http://suchangspeabody.com/" target="_blank">Su Changs</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.dumplingdaughter.com/" target="_blank">Dumpling Daughter in Weston</a>. More take-out than sit-down, this is owned
and operated by Nadia Liu Spellman, daughter of the great Sally Ling. This is a delightful little shop, with
fantastic rice bowls, noodle dishes, and dumplings. Try the baby bok choy with sautéed garlic, or
chicken dumplings in Sichuan sauce.
Dumpling Daughter gives you a reason to travel into deep downtown
Weston.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://laosichuan.com/" target="_blank">SichuanGourmet</a> with multiple locations in Framingham, Brookline, Billerica and
Sharon. This my local go-to Chinese
place in Framingham. Always packed, the
food is fresh and very flavorful, and I mean very. With choices like “chicken with hot green
pepper” to dry-cooked chicken with chili sauce, or Gan-gou chicken, beef or
tofu, with potato, bean sprouts, asparagus and Szechuan peppercorns, be
prepared to have your tongue tickled, but both flavor and spice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.mandarintaste.com/menus/dinner" target="_blank">Alice’s Mandarin Taste</a> on Pond Street in Sharon. A small place, but with a big and flavorful
menu. Try the beef chow foon, or any
number of creative and flavorful chicken dishes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As you know, I’m always interested in
trying new spots, but finding the time is sometimes difficult. However, from March 6-11 and 13-18, all the
listeners/readers should be thinking about setting aside a night or two to enjoy Dine
out Boston. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Dine
Out Boston formerly known as Restaurant Week Boston® is brought to you by the
Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau and American Express twice a
year, providing locals and visitors an opportunity to sample area restaurants
at special prices. Participating restaurants design prix fixe menus for
lunch and dinner. the Chef then prepares a menu to delight.<br />
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Diners can choose from old favorites to the latest culinary hot spots, from
nationally known chain restaurants to local chef owned bistros, from Asian or
Argentinean fare to French, Italian, tapas and sushi, from the award-winning
restaurants of Boston and Cambridge to the gourmet gems in the suburbs north,
west and south of the city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
website is </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.bostonusa.com/visit/dineoutboston/">http://www.bostonusa.com/visit/dineoutboston/</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Check
it out and make your plans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One of the best parts of being from New
England are farm shops, especially at the apple orchards. Having gone to school in Amherst, a local
favorite was <a href="http://www.atkinsfarms.com/" target="_blank">Atkins Farm in South Amherst</a>.
I am happy to say, 30 years later, Atkins has expanded and no longer
focuses solely on apples. They have a
market, with local produce, meats and seafood.
There’s a cheese counter/case, bakery, deli, butcher and prepared foods
area. Of course, there are apples and
pies, but a trip to Atkins is much more than apples. Check out </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.atkinsfarms.com/" target="_blank">their website</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for all the details on offerings at Atkins
or visit it on West Street in Amherst.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I
am always on the lookout for unique gift-giving ideas in the food realm, for
colleagues in my regular work. My mother
put me on to <a href="https://www.wickedgoodcupcakes.com/" target="_blank">Wicked Good Cupcakes</a>, featured on Shark Tank. With
an actual brick and mortar location in Faneuil Hall, but with a thriving mail
order business, these are not your normal cupcakes. They are cupcakes constructed inside a glass
mason jar, so all the flavors meld together.
If you love a good cupcake, how could you not love a cupcake you eat
with a spoon, making sure to get a little bit of everything with each
bite. I gave these to a few associates
this past December and they were big hits.
Check them out at <a href="https://www.wickedgoodcupcakes.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am privileged to be a panelist on WBZ/Jordan Rich's "<a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/audio/connoisseurs-corner/" target="_blank">Connoisseur's Corner</a>"; it is an honor, and I am thrilled to help out local food purveyors and restaurants, and point people to food events. It is especially thrilling to know we've reached people, and the great purveyors we feature are getting traction. Over the years, I have really enjoyed meeting these business people, and have landed wonderful friendships. However, I must say, I was very excited to see this picture posted by Jordan today, outside of Zayde's Market in Canton. You can hear the spot at the Connoisseur's Corner link <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/audio/connoisseurs-corner/" target="_blank">here</a>...I am humbled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remember, Zayde's is Critical Palate approved!</span><br />
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Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-86517585045846076182016-02-26T21:16:00.000-05:002016-02-27T11:26:15.660-05:00Because spots are rolling...<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">New </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Connoisseurs</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Corner spots started running yesterday, and listeners (or those that can't listen) often ask about the topics, so as always, I'm posting (in a few parts), typed up versions of my crib notes for the spots. Please tune in to WBZ 1030am, or check us out on CBSBoston.com in a couple of weeks when the recordings are posted on the website for your listening pleasure.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Without </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">further</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> ado, here are the first few spots.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zayde’s in Canton (home made corned beef)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">I love little local shops that offer something a little different or
unique…my wife happened to stumble into Zayde’s Kosher Market in Cobb Corner in
Canton, MA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This is
more than your usual Kosher market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Previously known as the Butcherie II, about a year ago they changed
their name and I think gives it a homier feel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But more than the name, the food tastes like home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With fresh prepared foods to go, including
soups, marinated and cooked meats and traditional foods like stuffed cabbage
and chicken schnitzel, and bagels straight from Brooklyn, they’re gaining real
traction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, to me, the most
interesting, and tasty items was their home-made corned beef.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not your deli-counter, plastic-wrapped
corned beef, but a tender cut of beef, seasoned and cooked slowly, rendered
into a sublime treat for your mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">With a
dearth of real delis (there’s even a book called “Save the Deli”), the choices
are few, but sometimes a market holds a few surprises, and home-made corned
beef at Zayde’s is one!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vin Bin <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Since I normally focus on food, I don’t want you to get nervous when I mention
the Vin Bin in Marlborough, Southborough and Hopkinton, and thevinbin.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just a month or so ago, I asked a colleague
for advice on a new, unknown, hidden jewel for lunch, and she put me onto the
Vin Bin on Route 9 in Southborough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In a
non-descript plaza across from the reservoir, the Vin Bin disguises itself as a
wine and craft beer shop, but in both its Marlborough and Southborough
locations, they have café where you can order extremely well-made and tasty sandwiches,
Panini, soups and salads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With high
quality chips and other accompaniments, as well as cold drinks, and plenty of
seating, I really enjoyed my roast beef sandwich, which was made with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pepper crusted slow roasted beef, horseradish
mayo, vermont cheddar, arugula, tomato, ciabatta, and my colleague enjoys the
Shoemaker, which is </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">house made
chicken salad, pancetta, mayo, red onion, celery, lettuce, tomato,
ciabatta.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">These are terrific shops
with helpful people, making delicious food.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">Adding to the experience is the cheese counter where you can sample and
purchase high-end cheese.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">The Vin Bin is
a “Vinner”!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p>Check it out at: <a href="http://thevinbin.com/" target="_blank">The Vin Bin</a></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Concord Cheese Shop<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">For the
first time ever, THE CHEESE SHOP OF CONCORD has launched a cheese-of-the-month
club.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Artisinal
and imported cheeses are expensive, b</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">ut if
cheese is your thing... each months' package
includes a different themed assortment of 1.5 lbs. of cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The club includes crackers, notes on pairing suggestions, and a bonus gift of
jam/chutney/nuts/tea or olive oil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">February's
theme is Great Cheeses of Massachusetts (did you know there are more than 100
made here in the Commonwealth?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You can
pick up at the shop, or have it shipped Priority Mail for a few bucks more and y</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">ou can
join the club for 3, 6 or 12 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A unique personal or corporate gift idea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Call THE
CHEESE SHOP OF CONCORD at 978-369-5778 or check out the website <a href="http://www.concordcheeseshop.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Sunday, tens of thousands of readers
open up their Sunday Boston Globe Magazine and drool over its recipes and
luscious food photography.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The man
behind those images, a talented local artist named Jim Scherer, is exhibiting a
collection of his works in Milton at FRUIT CENTER MARKETPLACE from now thru the
end of March.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This
mouth-watering display of sensuous plums, juicy green apples and burst
pomegranates is free to the public, and can be enjoyed daily during Marketplace
hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Don't
miss this deliciously unique art show, located next to the brand-new
restaurant, The Plate, on the mezzanine level of Fruit Center.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.fruitcentermarketplace.com/" target="_blank">FruitCenter Marketplace</a> is at 10 Bassett Street in East Milton Square.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eating isn’t just about the food on
the table, but the table itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you
know, you eat first with your eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A new
shop in Newton has opened recently with the memorable name of: GREENTAIL TABLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Every
item on its shelves has been meticulously curated and includes items you will
not find anywhere else in metrowest ...much is made from natural and sutainable
materials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">from
simple ceramic bowls fired in The Imperial Ovens of Japan, to Italian cocktail
glasses imbedded with real silver<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">and from
hand-printed kitchen linens to copper candlesticks ... and so much more you'll
need an hour to take it all in !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Need a
gift for a food loving friend, relative, co-worker or hostess ? </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">Stop by
GREENTAIL TABLE at 343 Watertown Street in Newton.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You can check
it out before you go at <a href="http://www.greentailtable.com/"><span style="color: #386eff;">www.greentailtable.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Having been through the first half of the
holiday season, there seems to be a trend on the Internet and some food
shows-how to make, serve and eat some of the most garish food concoctions
around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are just a couple of
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Turducken (chicken inside a duck inside a
turkey)-a distinctively Cajun delicacy, this has been featured on many food
shows and food sites on the Internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Really?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who wouldn’t want to
slice into the three main poultry types that have different fat contents and
need to cook to different finish temps?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
not sure I’d eat this with someone else’s mouth and out of respect for my listeners and readers, I am refraining from posting a picture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Cherpumple-see on many websites, Facebook feeds
and even the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/12/cherpumple-cake-pie-recipe_n_5485021.html">Huffington Post</a>, it’s a </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">cherry
pie baked into a white cake on top of an apple pie baked into a yellow cake on
top of a pumpkin pie baked into a spice cake that has all been frosted
together. I don’t know whether I should be salivating or disgusted…maybe
both.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">This is the perfect time of year to think back
on great memories from family meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Personally,
my family meal experiences are not the images that Norman Rockwell paintings
are made of, but most of my great family memories arise from meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether it was my Nana’s brisket, or my
father’s challah warm from the oven, or being with my grandparents, aunts and
uncles on the holidays while my mother prepared a sumptuous repast, ending the
days with games of Trivial Pursuit, these are the memories that last a lifetime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I encourage all the listeners to remember and
share these memories, especially at the holiday season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">It’s always nice to show your appreciation or
thanks to colleagues and business associates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since I’m all about the food, I often look to food-related gifts for the
holidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though I have no direct
relationship with any of these, here are a few of my favorite food related web
sites…these are taste tested, and Critical Palate approved:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://popcornopolis.com/">Popcornopolis</a>-some of the most exquisite popcorn ever popped, with a
strong Internet presence, as well as some brick and mortar shops (the closest
to us is in South Deerfield, at the Yankee Candle Factory Store).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With flavors such as Almond Toffee, Birthday
cake, Rocky Road and Pecan Caramel, in addition to the traditional favorites,
you cannot go wrong with their huge variety of flavors, gift packs, and cases.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://gingerbreadusa.com/">Gingerbread Construction Company</a>-</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">A
local company with brick and mortar stores on the north shore, you can also
order on line.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">You can order traditional
gingerbread houses with all sorts of decorations, but the real flavor party is
in the muffins, muffin loaves, cookies and brownies.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">They ship all over, and deliver locally, and
you can walk into their stores in Winchester and Wakefield.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">You will not be disappointed in these baked
goods…and the recipient will be thrilled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.bostoncoffeecake.com/">Bostoncoffee cake</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>– who in the office doesn’t like a coffee
cake?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know my colleagues love coming
in to find a coffee cake surprise, and who better than Boston Coffee Cake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Created right here in North Andover and
shipping world wide, these are delicious and their website has a bunch of other
baked goodies as well, such as whoopie pies!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The recipient will be saying “whoopie” as soon as they open up the box.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Grandma’s
chicken soup </span><a href="https://www.grandmaschickensoup.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://www.grandmaschickensoup.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> --we all know
that chicken soup is good for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
people refer to it as Jewish penicillin, and a whole series of books has been
written on how it’s good for the soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Grandma’s chicken soup has been around since 2004 and featured on the
Food Network.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #330066; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Grandma’s Chicken Soup is
more than just soup! Soup delivery is a unique get-well gift idea, just choose
one of the delicious and nutritious soup combination packages. They also offer
delightful deliveries in a wide variety of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.grandmaschickensoup.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=1&cat=All+Gift+Packages"><span style="background: white; color: #7fa811; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gift Packages<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></a><span style="background: white; color: #330066; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">that include noodles and matzah balls or just
noodles. Grandma's<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.grandmaschickensoup.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=14&cat=Get+Well+Gifts"><span style="background: white; color: #7fa811; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">get well gift baskets</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #330066; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #330066; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">are sure to please.<span class="apple-converted-space"> This is a unique idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve eaten a lot of chicken soup in my life,
and this is good soup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember, don’t
say it with flowers, say it with a matzah ball!</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://chococoabaking.com/">Chococoa</a></span><a href="https://chococoabaking.com/)--"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">--</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> what can I
say about Chococoa that hasn’t been said before?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are not the hockey puck-sized overly
oily pies in cellophane, these are two-bite, delectable, creamy whoopies that
will knock your socks off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From
traditional chocolate cake with vanilla buttercreme filling to pumpkin with pumpkin
filling and chocolate with salted caramel cream, these stand up to some of the
greatest confections ever created.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Located
in Newburyport, along with their café, they are a tremendous gift for friends, colleagues,
business associates, and even yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stay tuned for more in a few months, but as always, I'll have plenty to say on other topics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">As we head in to the holiday season, I was once
again part of Jordan Rich’s Connoisseurs’ Corner line-up, and the spots have
started running on <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/station/wbz-news-radio/" target="_blank">WBZ 1030am</a> (also available at <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/audio/connoisseurs-corner/">cbsboston.com</a> soon).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among the topics for these fourteen spots
were restaurants, both for everyday meals and holidays, “special” holiday
foods, burgers with new crazy toppings, family meals and the memories derived
from meals of days gone by, and food gifts for the holidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As is my practice, here are my notes from the
first few recording sessions….more to come, so enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><a href="https://www.shakeshack.com/">Shake Shack</a>-if you like Five Guys, you’ll love
Shake Shack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a couple of locations
here in Massachusetts, this NY-based chain has brought their delicious
quick-serve burgers and crinkle-cut fries to Chestnut Hill, Newbury Street and
Dedham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><a href="http://delfriscosgrille.com/">Del Frisco’s Grill</a>-This sister/subsidiary of
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse has locations across the country and one
in Chestnut Hill and another in Burlington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With a more eclectic menu than the steakhouse, and a more casual vibe,
this is a great choice for a fantastic burger, or fish, or steak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check out their local menu <a href="http://delfriscosgrille.com/chestnut-hill/menus/dinner">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Burlington, VT-back in the summer, Mrs. Palate
and I took a brief sojourn to Burlington, Vermont.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While only there for a couple of days, we
enjoyed a few fantastic meals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">When two people that have no relationship to
Burlington tell you that you “must” eat somewhere, you know you have to look
into this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such was the case with A
Single Pebble in downtown Burlington VT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A quick check of the Internet indicated that Alton Brown of the Food
Network calls the “mock eel” at A Single Pebble the best thing he’s ever eaten,
so I knew that I had to try it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I assure
you, it did not disappoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mock eel
is made from thinly sliced shitake mushrooms and defy description.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three Pepper Chicken was phenomenal, as was a
very spicy tofu dish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you like
interesting, uncommon and expertly prepared Asian cuisine, a Single Pebble is a
must eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check out their beautiful
website <a href="http://www.asinglepebble.com/">here</a>.</span></div>
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by a graduate of UVM was the Farmhouse Tap and Grille.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Burlington has a great farm to table movement
with fresh meats and produce readily available from local farms, and with
Vermont being one of the leading states for the craft beer movement, they have
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burger was quite excellent; the food was so good, we ate their twice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The beer could not be fresher, with so many
local breweries, and clearly “Heady Topper” is quite popular (check it out at <a href="http://alchemistbeer.com/">http://alchemistbeer.com/</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Mountain View Station in Center Ossipee, NH-sometimes
you go to a place and judge the book by the cover, and when the person taking
you says “don’t worry about what it looks like”, you really have to
wonder…well, wonder no more about the Mountain View
Station…BEST…CHEESEBURGER…EVER.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the
prices are phenomenal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The burger was
$6.99 with fries or onion rings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where
do you get a burger for that price in today’s world?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the quality was phenomenal, cooked on a
flat top, with just the right amount of crisp from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction">Mailliard reaction</a> and juiciness from quality meat, and a delicious cluster of onion rings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There wasn’t one aspect of the meal, from
food choices (appetizers and mains), presentation, quality or price that
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a place where you go down two steps, sociologically and physically, the meal
was great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t judge a book by its
cover and book it to Mountain View Station.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">More coming up, after the break...</span></div>
Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-4233265417559285882015-10-11T21:37:00.000-04:002015-10-11T21:37:07.508-04:00Memories of memorable meals...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTgsSpR8u4Z68XIaC5VqgKrIwRIasIVXMGIArqILhkLFwJvJnAoYyYBH-ZtOSmggYpgW1aLq8EpOAOqtlaEkIf0BA5R6PP0A7fSPrSllDWd9Y4N4T_KfqWf4I-X8gxqNiFsDF3fY3Sg/s1600/rockwell+thanksgivng+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTgsSpR8u4Z68XIaC5VqgKrIwRIasIVXMGIArqILhkLFwJvJnAoYyYBH-ZtOSmggYpgW1aLq8EpOAOqtlaEkIf0BA5R6PP0A7fSPrSllDWd9Y4N4T_KfqWf4I-X8gxqNiFsDF3fY3Sg/s400/rockwell+thanksgivng+photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The traditional, yet non-existent, happy Thanksgiving dinner<br /></td></tr>
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I have long thought about whether this blog should
exclusively deal with food, fun and frivolity, since as most of you know, I’m
all about the frivolity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some,
sports have been the “toy store” of their lives, their outlet from the stress
and daily grind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me, at various
times of my life, it has been music performance, whether concert, jazz or
“hoop” bands, or drum and bugle corps, whether a local corps (Sharpshooters of
Framingham) or a Class A (the 27<sup>th</sup> Lancers of
Revere, Massachusetts).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the
constant diversion has been food, and not just consumption, but cooking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At times, I have focused on baking breads,
preparing stir-frys, or grilling, and as many of you faithful readers know, I
smoke a lot of meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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My love of food, both preparing and eating, probably derives
from my father, former proprietor of “B.J.’s Diner” in Framingham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From working there, for him, I got a crash
course on food prep, short-order cooking and profanity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I took those skills, mostly the
profanity, to McDonalds, to my own kitchen, and to the kitchen at Temple Beth
Sholom in Framingham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along the way, I really thought about
what it meant to have a great meal.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Meals can mean a lot. For some, a great meal is strictly quantity, and for others, it is a certain food that brings back memories of a different time. In the dark recesses of my mind, I have a lot of great meal memories, a
couple of which I’ve referenced before on these pages. Here are three that standout: </div>
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1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father, who
likes both quantity and quality, but mostly quantity, once ate 19 lobsters at
one meal, at Custy’s Rusty Scupper in Rhode Island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure, they were likely only 1.25 lb lobsters,
but they had both claws and the tail, and all the feelers and for a man that
stood 5 feet, 6 inches, and only weighed about 150 pounds, it was impressive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being witness to my father’s systematic
breakdown of these poor crustaceans was like watching Michael DeBakey perform
heart surgery at Baylor…confident, expert and precise, leaving no piece of
lobster flesh un-eaten (at least as far as my father is concerned-I don’t think
DeBakey had the same appetite for organ meat).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All my father needed was a surgical gown and rubber gloves.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of course, as my dad aged, his appetite waned, and with Alzheimer’s
and dementia, he has very little interest in food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Time has not been kind to him, or his
voracious appetite, but the last time I took him to an all-you-can-keep-down
Chinese buffet, those poor crawfish had no idea what hit them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taken, in part,
from an earlier post:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“House of Roy” was
THE Chinese restaurant of my childhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was way before the days of Mandarin and Szechwan cuisine, when all
Chinese food came swimming in a brown oyster-style sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This place defined “craphole”; it was a few
steps up literally, but several steps down, figuratively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The floor was collapsing, so you were always
leaning left when you walked in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
bathroom floors weren’t much better, and if you’ve ever been in a bathroom in
an old Chinatown building…well, you don’t need any further information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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For years, we’d truck into Boston’s Chinatown at least twice
a month, and dine at the “House”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
were hooked; we were addicted to that place, like Drago to those injections
from Bridgette Nielson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes we’d
meet other families, sometimes just us, but one thing never changed: the House
of Roy Special, and boy, was this special.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Long before I avoided foods that were biblically not kosher
(shellfish and pork, for you fans keeping score at home), the “Special” was the
apex of gastronomical pleasures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only
wish I had an old menu so I could explain everything in this bucket of
food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a mélange of beef, chicken,
shrimp, peapods, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots tossed in the brown sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poured onto a platter, it was surrounded by
fried wontons, and covered with pork strips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here me now and believe me later…this was an orgiastic feast for the
senses.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My parents promised me that I could have my own Special, the
week before my bar mitzvah, as my ticket to manhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father put the gauntlet before me, by
saying I could never finish it off, as it was really made for 14 people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, determined to show him…I went deep into
training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ate light that whole
weekend, and didn’t eat at all on Sunday, preparing for Sunday night’s sumptuous
repast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, we ordered two, one for
the rest of the table, and one for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The anticipation was more than I could bear…I dug into that
thing like John Henry, swinging his mighty hammer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ate, and ate, and ate some more, and I
didn’t make a dent! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The thing was possessed;
regenerating itself after every bite I took.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I vaguely recall my father taking the rest, after I passed out into my
food coma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ate so much; I still think
I have some left in me, over 35 years later.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When we left, I don’t think I made it 10 feet from the
steps, but I’m sure Roy appreciated it when I decided to decorate the parking
lot instead of his rest room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
immense, intense, and a fine “how do you do” into the landscape of bingeing, and
apparently purging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike my father,
who can consume and immense amount of food, and eat 19 lobsters, I was a mere
amateur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t worry Joey Chestnut, your
crown is safe from me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In November 1992,
after a long academic push for both Elayne, and me, our professional licensure
exams were in our rear-view mirror:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hers
the CPA exam, and mine, the bar!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
parents decided it would be time to celebrate these occasions; though she had
been at Grant Thornton for over a year by then, slacking off, only working the
mandated minimum, which back then, was 80 hours a week…in the slow season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elayne and I saw it as a chance to celebrate
entering our careers, while we came to understand that our parents were really
celebrating getting us off the family payroll!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>An evening at Spinnaker Italia with a corner table overlooking the
Charles on one side and downtown Boston on the other was booked, replete with
wine, food and more wine (at least for some).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a fine night, with a fine meal…but ended with my mother
disappearing for quite a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was
well before cell phones, and we had no idea where she went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She came back, and when pressed for what
happened, she merely said she had gone to the restroom, and bumped into someone
on the way back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we completed our
dessert, a young couple, not older than 22 or 23 came by, and could not stop
thanking my mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was as if she was
the Queen of England and these people had just been granted an audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our entire table exchanged “what the hell???”
glances as the couple thanks her some more, and then left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we needed answers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My mother was not quite inclined to share details, but I
have a certain amount of relentlessness in me (geez, is that where my kids get
that???).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the story goes, when my
mother was coming back from the bathroom, she walked past that young
couple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had come the restaurant to
celebrate some special event, and had a gift certificate, but the certificate
had expired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without money to pay, and
without a valid gift certificate, they were stuck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother approached a manger, without their
knowledge, and paid the bill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As they
were leaving, the manager identified my mother to them, and they thanked her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Somewhere out there, this story is part of
their personal history (if they’re even still together), and if you happen to
read this…hi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soooooo, our special
dinner that night was also made special for them, by a stranger’s kindness, and
probably some drunkenness as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’d love to share other people’s stories too, so feel free,
dear readers, to email me at criticialpalate at gmail dot com and if fit for
human consumption, I’ll post them here to share.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Until next time America…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-214660542558130382015-07-19T21:29:00.001-04:002015-07-19T23:02:37.235-04:00The incredible, edible egg<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I grew up eating and working in diners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dad owned one and I was a schlepper there
for years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve had eggs a million
different ways, from soft-boiled to hard, to sunny-side up to scrambled and
omelets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My preference is over-easy on
top of corned beef hash, if anyone cares (and I know you all do).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, all the rage these days seems to be an entirely new
way of eating eggs…as a condiment on a burger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Formerly found only at little crap-holes seen on “Diners, Drive-ins and
Dives” with that clown Guy Fieri, the egg has gone big-time and can be seen on
menus everywhere, including <a href="http://www.liveeatlocal.com/wayland/food" target="_blank">“The Local” in Wayland</a>, and <a href="https://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/menu_burgers.html" target="_blank">“Ted’s Montana Grill" in Westborough</a> .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honestly, I questioned the logic behind this movement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is this necessary?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just looks so odd (to me).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An item that has been a breakfast protein
staple for years is suddenly a topping on a burger, in the same spectrum as
cheese, onions and mushrooms?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
decided this would be a good idea?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
kind of demented mind comes up with this sort of thing???<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I put off jumping on the egg cart for a long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last winter, a friend started enjoying these
sorts of burgers, with an egg on the top, but it didn’t resonate with me at
all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just couldn’t embrace the egg in
that way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From delightfully fluffy
scrambled eggs, to crepes, I’ll jump in the yolky pool, but sitting on top of a
perfectly grilled burger?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you
kidding me?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I caved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Despite all of my pre-conceived notions and biases, I decided to go for
broke, and while eating at the <a href="http://www.farmhousetg.com/menus/dinner/" target="_blank">Farmhouse Grill and Tap in Burlington, Vermont</a> (where every menu items seems to be identified by the farm from which it came), I ordered the burger with cheese and a sunny-side up egg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And how was it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How was my first ovo-bovine experience?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Decidedly…interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.2399997711182px; text-align: left;">arugula, cheddar, pickled red onions and egg</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Farmhouse burger did have a textural difference as a
result of the egg on it, but boy, oh boy, was it messy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the egg was not cooked completely,
even as a sunny side up egg, so I wasn’t exactly thrilled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, since this IS a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">thing</i>, I knew I had to go for another round…so, just to be fair, I
tried a second burger, this time a bison burger, with cheese, sautéed
mushrooms, sautéed onions and a fried egg, over easy, at Ted’s Montana Grill in
Westborough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one, well, it was
better, but girl, oh girl…it was MESSY!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But messy is a good way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s a very interesting combination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I liked the yolk running down along the side
of the meat (and my hands and arms), and when you get to the combination of the
meat and the yolk, it was really unctuously delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not sure the white of the egg really is
important to the whole affair, but I can taste the specialness of having a
warm, runny yolk oozing down the entire burger, ultimately soaking into the
bun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After doing this twice though, I’m
not sure I want to attack this on a frequent basis (or my heart will “attack”
me).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a mess, and I’m not sure if I
wanted to celebrate this, or be disgusted with myself (like my sister and
mother probably are just by reading this).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But it was delicious, in a strange, twisted way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Given the popularity of this these days, done
well, it is a burger worth eating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If at
a place that offers the fried egg topping, give this new condiment a try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And remember, brown eggs are local eggs, and local eggs are
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While my CC spots have wrapped up, here are a few of the last ones. However, there are plenty more long and short spots coming, in preparation of my appearance on The Jordan Rich Show of WBZ1030am on August 1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ice Cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With summer upon us, what do New Englanders think
about…lobster rolls, clams, and ice cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here is a selection of some of the best, after I sampled over twenty
places recently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leavitt’s (Atkinson NH)-This is a tiny little shop in he
middle of nowhere in Atkinson, NH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
discovered it years ago at camp visiting day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Other friends really enjoy it as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They serve Richardson’s ice cream, and have premium soft-serve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Truly Yogurt (Wellesley, MA)-one of my favorite places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High quality frozen yogurt up the street from
the Dana Hall school and Wellesley College.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Great price to value ratio in a town not known for low prices.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JP Licks (Newton)-over-priced and unimpressive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Built on a reputation that is not all that
well deserved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like the Brookline
location well enough, but Newton and Wellesley…feh!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trombetta’s Creamery (Marlboro , MA):<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nice selection of home-made flavors, Richie’s
slushes and soft-serve, though the soft-serve uses a flavor syrup that swirls
around the edges of the ice cream, as opposed to being mixed in like at
Conehead’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I prefer the
thoroughly mixed-in, I just enjoy my soft-serve fix at Trombetta’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother hires them to bring their ice cream
truck to her offices throughout the summer, and they know she loves her “purple
cow” frozen yogurt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ve been around
a long time, and have a solid reputation and well-deserved following.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lizzy’s (Waltham, MA)-I like Lizzy’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not a place that you’ll drive 20 miles
for, but if you’re in Waltham, it’s a good place to stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They make their own “tofutti” style ice
cream, good for the lactose intolerant, and they do a great off-site sundae
party.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Full disclosure-we’ve used them
twice for parties, and they have been fantastically easy to work with, and
always perform as promised.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each party
was a big hit, and their ice cream is pretty, pretty good too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimball’s (Westford, and other locations)-This is the Disney
World of ice cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a million
flavors, the scoopers pile on the ice cream, a phenomenal price to value ratio
(my kiddie size was bigger than most places “large” and it was $2.49!!!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a pitch and putt golf course,
mini-golf, bumper boats, a country store, a sandwich stand…ice cream as a
destination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And by the way, the
chocolate-peanut butter ice cream was the best I ever had, and all the family
palates agree!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.ricetheory.com/" target="_blank">Rice Theory </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there’s one thing the suburbs need, it’s a quick serve or
quality take-out Asian destination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well, in a non-descript building that formerly housed a D’Angelo’s
sandwich shop on Route 9, just the place has opened…Rice Theory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rice Theory is the fast-casual brainchild of a former
Wellesley College student who was always looking for healthy, yet authentic
Thai restaurants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she couldn’t find
what she wanted, she opened her own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sure they have pad thai, but they have an authentic Thai
version as well as the Americanized version we eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They offer 12 different base dishes, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all that can be customized with 6 different
kinds of rice or noodles and 6 different proteins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While the interior is Spartan, the execution of these dishes
was excellent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I very much enjoyed my
visits and look forward to more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
theory is Rice Theory will gain some serious traction with this delicious food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://tangoarlington.com/" target="_blank">Tango in Arlington</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes you want to go off the beaten path and try
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tango is located on Mass
Ave in Arlington, right across the street from the Regent Theatre, making it a
perfect stop before or after a show. You
can start your meal with some delicious and unusual appetizers, like <strong><span style="color: #15171a;">Polenta al Malbec, </span></strong><span style="color: #15171a;"> homemade pan seared polenta, Malbec-mushroom sauce,
truffle oil, parmesan cheese or <strong>Provoleta a la Parrilla,
which is </strong>grilled provolone cheese, in a cast iron skillet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>But, it’s an Argentinian steakhouse,
with a variety of traditional, succulent beef cuts, as well as the exotic,
including blood sausage and veal sweet breads.
All my dining companions, and there were ten of us, thought the meal at
Tango was worth dancing about.</span><span style="color: #15171a; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-5194388878394287342015-07-07T22:32:00.002-04:002015-07-08T09:51:04.888-04:00Not so quick hits...<div class="MsoNormal">
While the CC spots are running on WBZ, here are some tips on grilling or smoking:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">68 inches...taller than I am!<br /></td></tr>
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With the proliferation of BBQ shows on TV, and with many of
you knowing that my patio is covered with four different barbecuing devices, I
have frequently been asked “smoker v. grill?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The answer…“depends”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depends on
whether you have time, or you want to cook fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I enjoy smoking foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have a couple of specialized smokers…a <a href="http://www.primogrill.com/index.php" target="_blank">Primo Oval XL</a> and an Assassin
28, shown above (a highly specialized competition model whose pit builder’s slogan is
“slowly smokin’ the competition”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
you don’t need to invest in any real equipment beyond a kettle grill. With coals on one side and the meat on the
opposite on the top grate, you have a makeshift smoker.</div>
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With time being such a precious commodity, most people don’t
embrace the idea of a smoker because the culture of smoking meat is based on
the concept of “low and slow”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Low
temperatures take a looooooooong time to cook food; but that’s how the magic
happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Low temps over long periods of
time renders fat and breaks down the collagen in meat, making the toughest cuts
of beef tender and melt in your mouth.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To me, there’s nothing better than dining on succulent meats
kissed by smoke, but we can talk about hot and fast grilling too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grilling:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grilling speaks for itself, and its what we do mostly up
here in the summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want to cook
a thinner cut or meat or vegetables quickly, there’s no better way than over a
hot bed of coals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a gas grill
(Weber), but I also have a Weber Performer charcoal grill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hear people complain all the time that it
takes too long for charcoal to heat up, but that just isn’t true; letting a gas
grill heat up for ten minutes is about the same time it takes to heat up a full
chimney of charcoal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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For those that don’t understand the concept of a chimney
starter, I have covered this in other discussions, but imagine a large coffee
can filled with charcoal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Light some
newspaper in the bottom, and let the fire build from the bottom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In ten minutes, those coals will be ready to
go; just dump into the grill and get cooking.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In any event, and regardless of the cooking vessel used,
grilling or smoking allows you to enjoy the primal experience of cooking meat
over fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my world, there’s almost
nothing better.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grilling tips<o:p></o:p></div>
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As we reach the summer time, as there are a number of bbq
restaurants, nothing beats a backyard bbq with family and friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With bbq-ing and smoking as my avocation, I
thought I’d offer some of my tips.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Don’t be afraid of charcoal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I dare say most people here use a gas
grill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turn the propane on, hit a button
and hopefully the grill lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
people complain that charcoal is messy, but mostly it takes too long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using a chimney style start, which is
essentially a big can with a handle, can get the charcoal burning hot in 10
minutes, without the need for smelly or foul-tasting lighter fluid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Use natural hardwood lump charcoal or
briquettes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kingsford is the big player
in charcoal, but you get a nicer, smoke-wood flavor, by using natural lump,
which is real wood burned down to coals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The pieces are irregular, but burn hot and long, and impart a delightful
smoke flavor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want consistent
shape, there are some brands that make natural hardwood briquettes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the more popular brands of natural
lump are Cowboy, or Royal Oak, both of which are usually available at local
big-box retailers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These start easily in
a chimney starter without lighter fluid;<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Make sure you start with a clean, hot
grill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always pre-heat my gas grill
for 10 minutes, then I scrape any residue off, and I lightly oil the grates
with a paper towel with some canola oil on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If I’m using my charcoal grill, I do the same, and let the charcoal get
the grates really hot;<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Learn fire management.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether on the gas grill or a charcoal grill,
have different heat zones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a big
pile of burning coals on one side, and a lot less on the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This allows me to move the food away from the
fire if there are flare-ups or cooking too fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Same in a gas grill;<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Use the grill like an oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the flavor from the bbq.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the nice weather, and sometimes not so
nice, I love cooking whole meals on the grill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many gas grills have multiple burners, so you can create a convection
oven at a specific temp;<o:p></o:p></div>
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the food is done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The secret is to
sprinkle spices liberally on the meat, called “rubs”, cook, and sauce them at
the very end, just to add a little glaze.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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smoking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have a kettle grill, you
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smoldering fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chicken will only take
a couple of hours, and while longer than regular grilling, will be well worth
the wait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want to engage in the
hobby in the more serious way, purchase a <a href="http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/" target="_blank">Weber Smokey Mountain</a>, the best
entry-level vertical smoker;<o:p></o:p></div>
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treat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I toss peppers, baby carrots,
mushrooms and onions in a little olive oil and salt and pepper and throw them
on a disposable perforated grill pan (to make sure things don’t fall through
the grates) for a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also do
potatoes, but I usually steam or microwave them for a while before grilling, to
make sure they get cooked through.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-75939032623203556822015-06-27T12:57:00.002-04:002015-06-27T12:57:58.824-04:00Quick hits...<div class="MsoNormal">
Some quick hits from the current Connoisseurs Corner run…heard daily on CBSBoston Radio, 1030am WBZ:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiter, more everything!<br /></td></tr>
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1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Street in
Chestnut Hill<o:p></o:p></div>
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There’s a new dining destination, and you don’t have to head
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gaining traction.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the site of the former General Cinema and Macy’s at
Chesnut Hill, you can choose from Bernards for upscale Asian cuisine, Legal
Seafood, which speaks for itself, Davios, The Cottage, Del Frisco’s Grill, and
for the burger fan, the more casual Shake Shack.<o:p></o:p></div>
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With a Showcase Superlux theatre, the developer has really
made it a destination outside of Boston, with plenty of free parking and with
none of the traffic problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why run
into Boston, when you can walk the Street in Chesnut Hill?<o:p></o:p></div>
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2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oga’s<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have never been a fan of sushi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wouldn’t know sashimi from a shimmy, or
sushi from a shag rug…but I can’t be the Critical Palate without an expansive
palate, so over the past year, I’ve been introducing more sushi in to my diet,
and I’ve discovered a fabulous place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oga’s in Natick is a giant fish in a big ocean.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I tend to stay fairly mainstream with my fish choices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The varieties of tuna and salmon, and
veggies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Oga’s takes things to a new
level…my kids really enjoy the miso soup and tuna sushi and sashimi, but the
big winner for us is a special item on their appetizer menu-spicy tuna
tostada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is described on their menu
as <span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Spicy tuna on a
crisp tempura rice ‘tostada’ with nori topped with watercress, red onion, and
red chili pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could eat this all
day..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">In
addition, they served a variety of cooked food, as well as udon noodle soup and
large custom sushi platters…do yourself a favor and try Oga’s in Natick…right
on Route 9 West at the intersection of Route 27.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>El Recreo coffee<o:p></o:p></div>
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You people know I love my coffee, and I like it strong and
rich (like my women…), and I’m pleased to talk about a great new coffee spot
right on Centre Street in West Roxbury-El Recreo Estate Coffee.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We had the pleasure of having the owners, Miriam
and Hector in studio, and this is not some ordinary coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a company dedicated to bringing premium
Nicaraguan coffee to the States while practicing social and environmental
stewardship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a single origin coffee
from a family farm in Nicaragua that’s </span><a href="http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rainforest Alliance certified</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> and you can find it at
Market Basket and other local shops. But these just aren’t coffee growers,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>roasters and brewers…they are teachers,
inviting other farmers to the coffee plantation to teach them growing methods,
while providing schooling and health care to them and their children while on
the farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the owners, it’s all about
giving back to their community, while bringing delicious coffee that you can
feel good about drinking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really
encourage the listeners to stop in at El Recreo at 1876 Centre Street in West
Roxbury, or visit them at <a href="http://www.elrecreoestatecoffee.com/">http://www.elrecreoestatecoffee.com/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-30033772351088844122015-05-11T22:02:00.003-04:002015-05-11T22:02:39.712-04:00Love Shack<div class="MsoNormal">
Five Guys, Smashburger, Tasty Burger, Mr. Bartley’s…the list
of great burger joints goes on and on, even if some are national chains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But with all the hype, it took me about a
year to get to Shake Shack; I thought it was going to be like when “Cold Stone
Creamery” came to town, claiming that they invented the “mix-in”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or “Quiznos” for that matter, claiming they
invented the “toasted sub”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uh, ever
hear of “Famous Pizza”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It really galls
me when these out-of-towners come on in, invading our territory, claiming that
they’ve developed/perfected things we’ve been doing here in Massachusetts since
the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, I took my sweet time getting to Shake Shack in
Chestnut Hill, and I have to ask myself: Self, what took you so long?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, a place that lived up to its own
hype, at least as far as the burgers are concerned.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like Five Guys and other burger joints, the choices are
limited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check out the <a href="http://www.shakeshack.com/location/chestnut-hill/" target="_blank">menu</a> here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Burgers, hot dogs, fries and shakes…really
the core of the burger joints menus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While some places offer a million toppings piled on, Shake Shack has a
limited number of choices, but extremely well-executed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Burgers are served fresh and hot, with
extremely colorful fresh lettuce and tomato.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Added bonus:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>crinkle cut
fries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure, I like the natural cut,
skin on, Idaho russets served at Five Guys, but the crinkle cut fry harkens me
back to a simpler time, filled with fried goodness, and no cholesterol issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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There are four locations in Massachusetts:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harvard Square, Chestnut Hill, Newbury Street
and Dedham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been to Chestnut Hill,
and past both Harvard Square and Dedham, and the places always seem to be
busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With an interesting mix of
industrial steel and wood interior, it’s comfortable, but crowded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a lot of seating, it still seems to be
packed, no matter when I go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently,
people are shaking it down to the Shack.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Because this is not the healthiest way to eat, I suggest you
reserve your visit for when you really need the burger fix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once in a while, everyone (except Mrs. Palate
and Sister Palate) needs a burger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do
yourself a favor and give Shake Shack a try.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-35934221327286135382015-03-24T19:55:00.001-04:002015-03-24T19:58:35.116-04:00More Connoisseurs’ corner! Because there's alway room for...<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Continuing my posts from <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/audio/connoisseurs-corner/" target="_blank">Connoisseurs’ corner</a>...here are some topics...discuss!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Breakfast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always heard that breakfast is the most important meal of
the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lately, I’ve seen an upswing in
the breakfast restaurants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the
<a href="http://route9diner.com/" target="_blank">Route 9 Diner</a> in Hadley, the <a href="http://www.roxdiner.com/" target="_blank">Rox Diner</a> in West Roxbury and Newtonville to the
<a href="http://www.deluxedinerbrands.com/home" target="_blank">Deluxe Depot Diner</a> in Framingham (and other locations in Watertown and Newton)
and <a href="http://www.stephenanthonys.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Anthony’s in Marlboro</a>…breakfast is back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I grew up working with my dad in his diner, so we have affection
for a big breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To me, nothing
beats two eggs any style, corned beef hash, home fries (extra crispy), buttered
wheat toast and hot, strong coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Places like the Route 9, Rox and Deluxe Depot execute homemade corned
beef hash, while Stephen Anthony’s in Marlboro goes for the hot coffee carafe
on the table for constant self-refilling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Service at all of these places is just what you need first thing in the
morning-professional, personable and prompt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I walked away from all these places satiated, and ready to start my day,
with a full stomach and juiced on diner coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who among us doesn’t like a hot cup of coffee in the morning to start
our day?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoy a cup, or two, each
day, and even though my mother has been chastising me about my coffee intake, I
am happy to report that there may be some benefits from drinking coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 2015 Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee has submitted the <i>Scientific Report of the 2015
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee</i> (Advisory Report) to the
Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in February 2015. The purpose of the
Advisory Report is to inform the Federal government of current scientific
evidence on topics related to diet, nutrition, and health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This helps determine the USDA’s new food guidelines
for Americans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;">As the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/21/its-official-americans-should-drink-more-coffee/" target="_blank">Washington Post reported here</a>, n</span><span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;">ot only can people stop worrying about whether drinking
coffee is bad for them<strong>,</strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>according
to the panel, they might even want to consider drinking more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The panel<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="mso-field-code: " HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/health\.gov\/dietaryguidelines\/2015-scientific-report\/10-chapter-5\/d5-5\.asp\0022 \\t \0022_blank\0022 ";"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: #2e6d9d;">cited minimal health
risks</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>associated
with drinking between three and five cups per day. It also said that
consuming as many as five cups of coffee each day is tied to
several health <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">benefits </i>(!!!)</b>, including a reduced risk of cardiovascular
disease and type 2 diabetes. <b>BENEFITS!!!!</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, for
you three and five cup a day coffee drinkers, don’t worry about caffeine so
much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now if only they could come out
with a study that says burgers and onion rings are good for you…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coffee
brewing methods<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know
it’s not exactly a food topic, but my day wouldn’t start off right if I didn’t
have a hot cup of coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While America
may run on Dunkin’, I prefer a different brew.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I have
written and spoke about in the past, I prefer a strong brew, and my preferred
purveyor is Starbucks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Starbucks surely
offers a respite from the hustle and bustle, but for me, it’s still about the
coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lately, I’ve been paying attention
to my coffee a little more, especially over the weekends, at least as it comes
to brewing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allegedly,
K-cup pod brewing has overtaken the current home-brewing market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With convenience and variety, from cup to
cup, who wouldn’t enjoy that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, for a
quality, personalized brewing experience, nothing beats a French press or a
vacuum syphon brew of your favorite beans.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both
French press and syphon brewing methods are what are referred to as “full
immersion”; in each case, the coffee grounds are steeped in water for period of
time, as opposed to having the water pass through grounds quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With each method, you retain some of the
coffee’s unctuousness; the oily sweetness and mouth feel, letting you savor
some of the more complex flavors of the coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sure they are more labor intensive, but the results are worth it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most
people are familiar with French Press style brewing, but vacuum syphon brewing
is somewhat unknown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For more
information, and a lesson on <a href="http://coffeegeek.com/guides/siphoncoffee" target="_blank">how to syphon coffee, click here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take that
Juan Valdez!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a little coffee talk, <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/tycbaq8rluewcb8/09%20%20CC_WEINSTEIN-VACUUM%20BREWING.mp3?dl=0" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, go
home and start brewing.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-4837778341896464402015-03-21T15:59:00.001-04:002015-03-21T15:59:17.669-04:00Connoisseurs’ Corner, even more cheesy<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I love a good
cheese…the cheesier the better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">As we’ve discussed, we’re lucky to have great cheese availability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only can you get decent cheese at Whole
Foods and even Trader Joe’s, there’s a terrific cheese monger in Concord, aptly
named “<a href="http://www.concordcheeseshop.com/" target="_blank">THE CHEESE SHOP OF CONCORD</a>”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>W</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">ith its selection of hundreds of domestic
and imported cheeses, you’ll never fall into a cheese rut. In fact, its cheese-mongers
have compiled a handy guide to sampling new versions of some of your favorite
cheeses during 2015:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you like
Gorgonzola:</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Try
locally-made West West Blue. Veteran cheese-maker Peter Dixon makes this
two-curd, gorgonzola-style raw cow's milk cheese at Parish Hill Creamery in
Westminster West, VT. Firm and crumbly in texture, with a rich full flavor and
a spicy, tangy finish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you like
Gruyère:</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Try
Switzerland’s exclusive Gruyère Alpage. Produced according to a tradition
dating back to the year 1115, this raw cow's milk cheese is cooked over an open
fire at a minimum altitude of 2,900 feet, from the summertime milk of a single
herd. A true example of artisan cheese making and ancient tradition,
where nature and humans are a team. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you like
Cheddar:</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Try the Cheese
Shop Glory Cheddar, a raw cow's milk cheese made by Cabot and aged at the
Jasper Hill Cellars in Vermont especially for <b>The Cheese Shop of Concord</b>.
Distinctive for its rich, milky flavor and smooth, creamy texture, this
medium-bodied cheddar is a crowd-pleaser.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Cheese Shop of Concord<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">29 Walden Street</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Concord, Massachusetts <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(978) 369-5778 / </span><a href="http://www.concordcheeseshop.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">www.concordcheeseshop.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/tu1xmfb95noxhu9/05%20%20CC_WEINSTEIN-CONCORD%20CHEESE.mp3?dl=0" target="_blank">Click here to listen</a></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Goat cheese…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Because February
and March are when female goats give birth, and because goats produce far more
milk than their offspring require, the excess milk is turned into cheese. Most
experts and enthusiasts agree that fresh goat cheese (chevre) tastes markedly
better in the spring than at others times of the year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Be on the
lookout for fresh goat cheese produced by <b>Massachusetts Cheese Guild’s</b> members.
Here are some examples, sold in better specialty shops and grocers, at farmers
markets, and at the farms’ own stands. Locations can be found on the Massachusetts
Cheese Guild website at </span><a href="http://www.macheeseguild.com/"><span style="color: #386eff; font-family: "Times New Roman";">www.macheeseguild.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chevre from <b>Crystal
Brook Farms, Sterling</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Less than 3
days elapse between milking the goat and the finished cheese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talk about fresh!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chevre from <b>Valley
View Farm, Topsfield</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also fresh
artisanal goat feta, a camembert style, and goat Tomme. Sold primarily on the
North Shore, but who wouldn’t want to seek out cheese made from the milk of
does named Maple, Caramel Truffle and Milkshake? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Capri brand
chevre from <b>Westfield Farms, Westfield</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Available
everywhere in 10 flavors including plain, Hickory Smoked, Wasabi and Chocolate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/7nnvysa1aepwte0/06%20%20CC_WEINSTEIN-GOAT%20CHEESE.mp3?dl=0" target="_blank">Click here to listen</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thanks to Chris Lyons for this great information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hold on to your hats...even more on their way.</span></div>
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Eric Weinsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584879315449798212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601670718675124.post-84594922489342645052015-03-21T15:47:00.002-04:002015-03-21T15:47:43.357-04:00Connoisseurs Corner, continued
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Because you’re clamoring for
more, <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/audio/connoisseurs-corner" target="_blank">Connoisseurs’ Corner </a>features began running again on March 18, 2015.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been launching little pieces of what
we recorded and what will broadcast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Without further ado, here are the next few spots…they may be a little
familiar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.chinesemirch.com/" target="_blank">Chinese Mirch</a>, with two
locations:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Route 9 in Framingham and
Mass Ave. in Boston.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a unique
spin on Chinese cuisine, merging Indian spices and flavors with the cooking
style of Chinese cuisine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been
there a few times lately, for lunch, and have been really impressed with their
delicious food and presentation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">For an appetizer, try the Salt and Pepper Gobi, which is cauliflower
florets tossed with ginger, garlic and onion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These were some serious flavor bombs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>IMHO, cauliflower on its own doesn’t really have any flavor, but fry
them up with ginger, garlic and onion, and it’s delicious surprise.<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For main courses, if you
like spicy, try Mirch 65, which is chicken spiked with curry leaves and red hot
chiles and Chicken Hot Garlic, which is diced chicken in a crushed garlic and
chili sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a lot of exotic names,
and meats, the menu is varied, with a number of Chinese based specialties and
an overlay of Indian cuisine, all looking, smelling and tasting delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I strongly recommend Chinese Mirch, just make
sure you bring your own fire extinguisher…for your mouth!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/mxt1voto5xi36xt/03%20CC_WEINSTEIN-CHINESE%20MIRCH.mp3?dl=0" target="_blank">Click to listen.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4) <a href="http://www.phodakao.com/" target="_blank">Pho Dakao</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In an effort to establish a
renaissance of Downtown Framingham, “Pho Dakao” of Worcester opened their
second location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had heard good things
about Pho Dakao…but I had to try it for myself…winter time is a great time for
Pho (pronounced “fah” for the uninitiated, like me).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pho is noodle soup, for the
uninitiated, like me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a large Pho
Ga (chicken).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pho is Vietnamese beef
broth soup, served with scallions, onions and cilantro. Accompanied with a
plate of bean sprouts, fresh basil, sliced lime and chili peppers (sliced fresh
jalapenos) on the side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, if you’re
like me, please pass the Sriracha, which they gladly did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Served with chopsticks, a spoon and fork, it
really hit the spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A large was hard to
finish, but it was delicious enough that I forced myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pho Dakao really is in deep,
downtown Framingham, but a really nice addition to the neighborhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s clear the owners pumped some money in to
redecorating, and it was bright and airy, and very clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The staff was friendly and efficient; it can
be hard to go to an ethnic restaurant where the food is unfamiliar, but the
staff was more than happy to describe and explain the choices, and there were
several repeat customers around us more than happy to share their suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/hq08qfw591z8zwv/04%20CC_WEINSTEIN-PHO%20DAKAO.mp3?dl=0" target="_blank">Click here to listen.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More on the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Back in the saddle, and
studio with host extraordinaire, Jordan Rich to record some new Connoisseurs’ Corner
features that will begin running tomorrow, March 18, 2015 at 11:55am, or
thereabout.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Over the next few days, I
will launch little pieces of what we recorded and what will broadcast. Also, I am trying to add a new feature...linking the audio files so those of you that can't find your way to a radio, or to <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/audio/connoisseurs-corner/">CBSBoston.com</a>, can still hear the dulcet tones and stylings of Jordan and Eric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Without further ado, here are the first two
spots…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1) JF&CS nutrition services:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We’re lucky that we can talk
about food and some great places to eat, but there is a huge constituency that
can’t afford fancy meals, or even basic meals, but there are some great social
service agencies that can help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.jfcsboston.org/" target="_blank">Jewish Family &Children’s Service of Boston</a> is one such human service agency, which among
other things provides nutrition and food services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.jfcsboston.org/OurServices/CommunityServices/NutritionServices/tabid/214/Default.aspx" target="_blank">JFCS Nutrition Services</a> empowers people to improve
their health by learning how to shop for and prepare healthy and affordable
meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Among other things, JF&CS’s website offers a list of healthy and nutritious recipes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All <a href="http://www.jfcsboston.org/OurServices/CommunityServices/NutritionServices/tabid/214/Default.aspx"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Nutrition
Services</span></a> recipes are designed to meet the nutrition standards
of the government’s 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and cost $2.50 or
less per meal. All recipes include the cost per serving, cost to buy all
ingredients new, and the nutrition analysis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can sign up to receive the recipe of the month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the terrific recipes are Chicken
Chili, Chicken Salad with walnuts and Apple and Spinach and Mushroom
quesedillas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can check out all the
recipes from starters to desserts at jfcsboston.org by clicking <a href="http://www.jfcsboston.org/OurServices/CommunityServices/NutritionServices/NutritionServicesRecipes/tabid/440/Default.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You can listen to a raw feed (unedited) of the spot <a href="https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Podcast/01%20CC_WEINSTEIN-JFC%20BOSTON.mp3?_subject_uid=14886056&w=AAA_BGvhTnO-DJ8abV5JGk_sPDKl7xajYTK49axl0Ttzng" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I’ve said before, we’re
lucky that we can talk about food and some great places to eat, but there is a
huge constituency that can’t afford fancy meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.jfcsboston.org/" target="_blank">Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Boston</a>, a human and social service agency, provides among other things,
nutrition and food services, and has just published a great cookbook for
displaced families and individuals with limited cooking facilities called “<a href="http://www.jfcsboston.org/OurServices/CommunityServices/NutritionServices/HomeCookingwithoutaKitchen/tabid/516/Default.aspx" target="_blank">HomeCooking Without a Kitchen</a>”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">JF&CS says
that there are approximately 1,700 homeless families residing in
hotel and motel rooms across Massachusetts. Most of these families have access
to little more than a microwave and a bathroom sink to prepare healthy meals
for their children. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In response,
JF&CS created Home Cooking without a Kitchen in partnership
with <a href="http://www.projectbread.org/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Project Bread</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based on five years of experience working
with families living in hotel rooms, they developed recipes that are family
friendly, healthy, and budget friendly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The book is available as a .pdf
download, or you can call JF&CS and order a bound copy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Staying true to the mission of helping people,
the book is available without charge, but donations are gladly accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There are some great recipes
for quick bites, such as “Banana in a Blanket” and some interesting ones like
“Smashed Chickpea Pocket”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For families
with limited cooking facilities, as well as a huge student population around
the city, JF&CS of Boston is providing a great service. Visit
jfcsboston.org or <a href="http://www.jfcsboston.org/OurServices/CommunityServices/NutritionServices/HomeCookingwithoutaKitchen/tabid/516/Default.aspx" target="_blank">click here</a> for the link to the cookbook.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Stayed tuned for more great spots, on </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Connoisseurs’ Corner and right here at criticalpalate.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately, I’ve
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</span>Unfortunately, health issues with the King of the Chinese Buffet (my
dad) have taken priority, but I did want to discuss a few new places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his honor, let’s talk Asian cuisine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, <a href="http://www.chinesemirch.com/" target="_blank">ChineseMirch</a>, with two locations:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Route 9 in
Framingham and Mass Ave. in Boston.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
have a unique spin on Chinese cuisine, merging Indian spices and flavors with
the cooking style of Chinese cuisine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve been there a few times lately, for lunch, and have been really
impressed with their delicious food and presentation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few weeks back, Mrs. Palate and I enjoyed
dinner at the Framingham location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started with Salt and Pepper Gobi, which is cauliflower florets tossed
with ginger, garlic and onion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
were some serious flavor bombs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IMHO,
cauliflower on its own doesn’t really have any flavor, but fry them up with
ginger, garlic and onion, and it’s a party in your mouth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a grand-slam (if I knew anything
about Cricket, there might be a more appropriate reference) and a dish Mrs.
Palate said she would order again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For main
courses, we settled on Mirch 65, which is chicken spiked with curry leaves and
red hot chiles and Chicken Hot Garlic, which is diced chicken in a crushed
garlic and chili sauce (George likes his chicken spicy!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a lot of exotic names, and meats, the
menu is varied, with a number of Chinese based specialties and an overlay of Indian
cuisine, all looking, smelling and tasting delicious. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I strongly recommend Chinese Mirch, just make
sure you bring your own fire extinguisher…for your mouth!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.phodakao.com/" target="_blank">Pho Dakao</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About a year
ago, after the closure of the classy, and aptly-named “Limey’s Pub” at the
location of the former SamPan (a great source of business from my criminal
defense days), in an effort to establish a renaissance of Downtown Framingham,
“Pho Dakao” of Worcester opened their second location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had heard good things about Pho Dakao…the
Yelp reviews (not that I usually rely on those) are generally positive, but I
had to try it for myself…winter time is a great time for Pho (pronounced “fah”
for the uninitiated, like me).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My dining
companion, “Critical Lisa” and I met for lunch on a cool January day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We both decided on the pho (noodle soup, for
the uninitiated, like me).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a large
Pho Ga (chicken) and Critical Lisa got beef meatball pho.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pho is Vietnamese beef broth soup, served
with scallions, onions and cilantro. Accompanied with a plate of bean sprouts,
fresh basil, sliced lime and chili peppers (sliced fresh jalapenos) on the
side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, if you’re like me, please
pass the Sriracha, which they gladly did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Served with chopsticks, a spoon and fork, it really hit the spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A large was hard to finish, but it was
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.phodakao.com/" target="_blank">Pho Dakao</a> really
is in deep, downtown Framingham, but a really nice addition to the
neighborhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s clear the owners
pumped some money in to redecorating, and it was bright and airy, and very
clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The staff was friendly and
efficient; it can be hard to go to an ethnic restaurant where the food is
unfamiliar, but the staff was more than happy to describe and explain the
choices, and there were several repeat customers around us more than happy to
share their suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I don’t
find myself in downtown Framingham often, with Pho Dakao, and the recent
addition of the Deluxe Depot Diner, there’s finally culinary reasons to venture
down there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You should go too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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