Monthly Archives: January 2009

Hot Kniveçois

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Hot Knives

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: composed salads are probably our favorite thing to make, even more favored to eat. This one is a bit of a mish mash of components; but they all reconcile in your … Continue reading →

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(Scorched) Earth’s Finest

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Hot Knives

Drive south along the San Diego shoreline in fall, spin inland toward the breweries of San Marcos and Escondido, grab a pint of double-hopped West Coast IPA at a beach-front pizzeria in Carlsbad and you’ll deeply comprehend why Southern California … Continue reading →

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Booze Infused

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Hot Knives

Like discoveries in other experimental fields, the ones that happen in the kitchen are often rooted in mistakes. When way too many black peppercorns got dumped into hot oil for a pre-bean fry, it seemed they were lost. What to … Continue reading →

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The Beet & Pickle

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Hot Knives

Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches make some people squirm. Not we! In fact, we’re always looking for other non-traditional applications for the succulent salty cylinders. This week we found one in real way! We’d heard tell of a hipster taqueria … Continue reading →

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Best Beer in the World (?)

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Hot Knives

Hot Knives: Some people consider this the best beer in the world, what do you think about that? Belgian roommate: It’s just a beer. If 2007 was the year we fell madly for Belgian beers — where we idealized the … Continue reading →

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