Category: Food and Drink

It has been brought to my attention that Flying Dog, a brewery in Colorado (not a bar in Waterloo!) is making a Hunter S. Thompson Gonzo Tribute Beer Gonzo Imperial Porter will be released in early June in a unique Gonzo illustrated four pack. A limited edition, 750ml bottle will also be available from the brewery’s tasting room – the… Read more →

When I lived with MikeDitty, he introduced me to the wonders of “student gourmet” by combining PC White Cheddar Mac & Cheese with PC Jerk Sauce. It was an inspired bit of combination, resulting in something dramatically different from the student standby of regular old Kraft Dinner, but at only a marginal cost increase–and a bottle of jerk sauce could… Read more →

However, I am such a slacker that it’s taken me a month to get around to writing the followup to the initial post about the wine tasting I lead for Trish’s co-workers. In the initial post we talked about the whites that were in the tasting, and now I’ll talk a bit about the reds. So, as I mentioned last… Read more →

Last weekend I lead a wine tasting for people from Trish’s work. 18 people, and 8 different wines. We’ve done this before with people from her office, and most of the people this time were repeats. Since we’ve done this before we decided to get away from the more common varieties and try to illustrate some interesting stuff that’s a… Read more →

If anyone happens to run into this product in their travels, snag one for me. I don’t know if I would actually like a stout with this kind of alcohol content, but I am willing to perform the experiment. WorldWide Stout The world’s strongest dark beer. It is brewed using six different yeast strains over seven months and then aged.… Read more →

My favourite red wine right now is the Gumpr’s Block Shiraz from Richard Hamilton. It’s the perfect blend of fruit and tannin. I encountered it entirely by accident–I’m generally a fan of Aussie Shiraz, and whenever I see one from the McLaren Vale region that I’m not familiar with, I make a point of picking it up–for the obvious sentimental… Read more →

Look, I think of myself as an amateur gourmet, but I was raised lower middle-class and consequently I don’t have to turn up my nose at some things that most amateur gourmets would disdain. (Don’t even get me started on the one legitimate use of Kraft “cheez” slices over real cheese). I can eat packaged foods if they are good–in… Read more →

Tonight’s first course for me will be this salad, which comes from last week’s Globe & Mail. Trish spotted the recipe, in an article entitled Hot, Cheesy Goodness and forwarded it to me with the comment “the first recipe sounds like it was created for you”. Goat Cheese Sandwiches with Warm Mushroom Salad Basically, this salad is mushrooms and fried… Read more →

A discussion of sour cherry soup Read more →