Monthly Archives: May 2009

Bean on Bean Noodle Salad

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Hot Knives

Call it overcompensation, but we have a fondness for heavy doses of protein in all its veggie forms. Nuts. Beans. Soy. Crunch. Chew. Slurp. Sometimes all in one dish! Sunday afternoon, we found ourselves sipping a sake-aged beer on the … Continue reading →

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The Black Angel

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Hot Knives

Pouring ‘one out for your homey’ may have become a white boy cliché years ago, but the honest sentiment behind it — to share your spirits with the spirits — dates back centuries. The distiller’s version of this superstitious notion … Continue reading →

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Curious Orange

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Hot Knives

Though the term “escabeche” formally refers to pickly-preserved fried fish in Spanish cooking, to us it’s the stuff of plastic bags. Here in L.A., a taco truck is generally considered remiss if they don’t hand out free sides of escabeche … Continue reading →

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Raw Spears, Fresh Blood

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Hot Knives

Ages ago, the Romans celebrated the first sight of Asparagus spears with a chariot race. The finest legionnaires loaded their carts with the first crop of wee phalli and raced hell bent to the Alps. While the reward for the … Continue reading →

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Breakfast Tomato Stew

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Hot Knives

We rarely puke anymore. Borrrrring. Yeah, perhaps. We blame it on the slow, silent exit of whiskey from our diet and it’s jolly replacement: fancy beer. It makes for earlier bed times, a regular body clock and generally happy guts. … Continue reading →

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Craft Beer Fest Contest

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Hot Knives

Pairing food with booze is an age-old tradition birthed from the hallowed halls of kings and queens; but nowadays it’s standard — shallow even — and a resounding noise reverberates like old Wendy’s ads (no really, ‘where is the beef?’). … Continue reading →

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