Monthly Archives: August 2007

Duchess de Bourgogne

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Hot Knives

And now for something completely different! Duchess de Bourgogne is not from the Western United States, contains almost no noticeable hops, mostly comes in 11.2 fl oz. bottles, and features one of the most neo-classically emo girly portraits we’ve ever … Continue reading →

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Hot Knife Cast: World Exclusive

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Hot Knives

Hello readers, get ready to become “listeners”! Our latest installment of vegan hangover cooking instructions (featuring vegan Catalan Toast pictured above) comes to you via sight and sound: Introducing the first of, we hope, many podcasts where we toss out … Continue reading →

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Beer “Tasting” Strike Out

Posted on August 25, 2007 by Hot Knives

The jackass comment from one reader two months ago, who called us “cheap whores” in response to us dropping in on a schmoozy beer bloggers reception where we sipped for free, actually broached an interesting subject: Are beer writers, and … Continue reading →

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The Big DIPA

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Hot Knives

A number of breweries both known and not are releasing beers whose flavors don’t really correspond to their determined class. When you take a sip of Gonzo Imperial Porter, one of the Flying Dog litter, it seems more like a … Continue reading →

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“Almonds Beet Cheese” Salad

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Hot Knives

Rest assured, you will never come across a Hot Knives recipe for cashew cheese nachos. That’s just not something we’re OK with — fake cheese in general, and nacho cheese especially. That said, we’re sick of being barred from improving … Continue reading →

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Deez Nuts

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Hot Knives

We figured that an assortment of awesome cocktail nuts would be the perfect accompaniment to the end of a huge bike ride, and the beginning of a beer bust. It was a model marriage. These three nut recipes work extremely … Continue reading →

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La Grand Crew: The Aftertaste

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Hot Knives

Wow, what a hangover, our blog has a migraine. The aforementioned La Grand Crew bike & beer tour swooped through L.A. yesterday in an ambitious arc of drunken geekiness. The event was an epic success — certainly more excellent than … Continue reading →

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Whiskey Popsicles

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Hot Knives

What with the upcoming La Grand Crew beer and bicycle outing, and now this recipe, it’s shaping up to be unofficial ‘Beverage Week’ here at Hot Knives. Considering it’s the dregs of summer we’re fine with that. A few days … Continue reading →

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“Half the Batali”

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Hot Knives

After recently cooking up the recipe riffing on Mario Batali for the very generous Daily Candy (an email newsletter resource that apparently every working freelance editor/stay-at-home-mom in Los Angeles reads daily) we received this little joke gift from one of … Continue reading →

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La Grand Crew ‘007

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Hot Knives

For no good reason at all Hot Knives is hosting our first (annual?) bicycle tour of L.A.’s best beer stores on Saturday, August 11. We know we’ve been eluding to this thing for months, since we first started reviewing our … Continue reading →

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