Monthly Archives: September 2006

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Posted on September 11, 2006 by Hot Knives
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Stone’s 10-year Anniversary IPA

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Hot Knives

Berry patch booze, sour grain punch, dank bud hay fever like a disturbingly good cat piss kool-aid. Strawberry fields forever. “Garlicky” just may be the most overused word in the food writer’s lexicon. Why? Because there are few dishes that … Continue reading →

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Bloodlust Roulade

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Hot Knives

Both vegetarians and carnivores have beef with fake meats. Veggies argue the strangeness of eating a reconstituted version of the exact type of food they are trying so desperately to avoid. Meaties go one step further and ask why we … Continue reading →

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Alesmith’s Anvil Ale

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Hot Knives

Sheepy ale. Pastoral cream. Sugar foam with barley bubbles. The first (and still most popular) ale from Alesmith Brewing Company in San Diego; this Extra Special Bitter lives up to its name. The malt in this beer is sweet and … Continue reading →

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Food and Wining in Los Angeles

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Hot Knives

A Strange and Terrible Journey to the Heart of the Angeleno Liver. “The shallow life!” barked the man next to us in the stall of a Downtown Los Angeles Marriott men’s room. He spilled out of the can chuckling like … Continue reading →

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In the Busch with A.B.’s specialty beers

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Hot Knives

The last time I was inside a fancy hotel on the Sunset Strip was the birthday celebration of a wealthy, hedonistic Dallasite. We chugged PBR, snorted cocaine off a toilet seat with the stars of Jackass, and tried to communicate … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Sushi

Posted on September 3, 2006 by Hot Knives

To serious vegetarians and vegans, fish is verboten. And that’s just too bad, especially considering most veggie rolls are pathetic (tomato and cucumber is a waste of rice). Here we’ve used miso shitakes to mimic the rubbery protein of raw … Continue reading →

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Hot Winoz

Posted on September 1, 2006 by Hot Knives

They say, “In wine, is truth.” Or Plato did anyway, and we all know how he felt about wine. Well, when Hot Knives attended the Los Angeles Wine and Food Festival last weekend, we found the exact opposite to be … Continue reading →

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