By Larry, in Charcuterie/Cold Smoke, on January 25th, 2012 
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By Larry, in Appetizer, on January 24th, 2012 
First! My apologize to the Bangles…it was just too easy!
Second! It’s not Monday anymore but what the heck it’s still a good headline!
If you’ve been following the last saga of my trip to the Fancy Food Show you know that I’ve become the owner of a fair amount of Buffalo Style Hot Sauce from Tabasco. So, it seemed only appropriate that I cook something with the hot sauce. There will be more, at a later date, about the hot sauce itself, but in the mean time I adapted a recipe from one of my favorite new cookbooks The Meatball Shop Cookbook by Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow. I’ve adapted their Mini Buffalo Chicken Balls for the grill and turned this into a salad instead of an appetizer.
Continue reading It’s Just Another Meatball Monday…
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By Larry, in Misc., on January 21st, 2012 I thought it only fair to let my readers know that yesterday I got a huge package of “Buffalo Style” hot sauce from the McIlhenny Company. More than enough to satisfy anyone’s wing cravings. Along with the package was a very nice note from one of booth attendees. It was a thoughtful and heartfelt note. I also received a phone call and after a long discussion, with apologies all around, I feel it’s necessary to close out this chapter and move on.
In my book the McIlhenny Company, makers of Tabasco brand products, has done more than enough to make up for the hard feelings I had from visiting their booth at the Fancy Food Show. They took ownership of the issue, explained their side, listened to my side and now it’s time to eat some wings. Lots and lots of wings.
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By Larry, in Wordless Wednesday, on January 18th, 2012 
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By Larry, in Misc., on January 17th, 2012  I’ve tried to write this blog post several times over the past day or so and each time I gave up because it kept coming across as a complaining “don’t you know who I am” kind of post and that isn’t my intent. I’m just a blogger, more successful than some and less successful than many. I have no illusions of grandeur.
I’m writing this because I think it’s humorous and a good illustration of how companies can lose sight of what’s really important…the consumer. In “real life” I am a sales professional and there is nothing I want more than to work in the food industry in my chosen field. So it saddens me to see others doing what I’d love to do for a living…but doing it poorly.
One of my favorite things to do each year, as a blogger, is attending the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco every January. I get the chance to meet people, see what’s exciting in food and taste some amazing products. It’s a good time and I usually come away with several great ideas for the blog.
I always plan my trip and know in advance who and what I want to see. I recently saw an advertisement for Tabasco’s new Buffalo Style Hot Sauce sauce. I’m a huge fan of wings, they are often on my grill. And even though it’s advertised as a Buffalo style sauce we all know it has to be tried for the first time on chicken wings. When you combine that with the fact that I also love Tabasco it just seemed like it would be a natural place for me to stop and check out this new product.
I’m also lucky to get to attend the show on press credentials. Getting a “press pass” to the Fancy Food Show, as a food blogger, is not an easy task. They don’t just hand out credentials to anyone that asks. So, if someone shows up at your booth with a “press” badge you should recognize that, at least in the eyes of the show producers, they’ve got at least a little street cred.
Continue reading The Tabasco Fiasco or How Not To Run A Booth At The Fancy Food Show
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By Larry, in Contest, on January 12th, 2012 
Over the holidays my friends at Mr. Bar-B-Q offered to send me out one of their grill accessories to use. They also offered to give another set of whatever they sent as a giveaway on the blog. I couldn’t pass up a chance to get my readers something nice so I accepted. (Note: This is my way of saying, so I’m in compliance with all stupid laws and rules, that the pizza grilling kit I’m going to talk about here was free to me.)
This isn’t so much a review of the Mr. Bar-B-Q Grill Stone Pizza Set they sent me, but a review of my pizza making skills, which are somewhat lacking. The pizza stone and giant pizza spatula, I hesitate to call it a pizza peel, worked great. Mrs. Grail bakes an awesome pizza in the oven so I attempted to duplicate her efforts on my 26 inch Weber Kettle. Take a look at how I did it and offer up some suggestions at the end in the comment section for your chance to win your own Mr. Bar-B-Q Grill Stone Pizza Set.
Continue reading Pizza on Weber Kettle with Mr. Bar-B-Q (and giveaway)
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