Tag Archives: Ceremonies

Haps Thanks: A Last Minute Primer

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Hot Knives

Panic!! You’re off from work/school. Brother/mom/in-laws are coming into town tonight. The lines at your local, thieving Whole Foods are curling closer to the juice station every minute you procrastinate. Stage fright! This year, we too felt brief, unexpected pangs … Continue reading →

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Stone… Again!

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Hot Knives

It’s been two and a half years now, since we first played hooky from jobs and hightailed it south on the I-5 to tour the still-squeaky-new brewery and bistro at Stone Brewing in Escondido. That was our man-cation in the … Continue reading →

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Wed Dreams II: The Dinner

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Hot Knives

In our war room-esque planning meetings “Event Number 2,” what we had unceremoniously anointed the 8 course-tasting menu for 60 people, was all about timing. At a predetermined time half of our 10 person crew and one of us would … Continue reading →

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Wed Dreams: The Reception

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Hot Knives

Tom met Andy nearly 20 years ago. They’re both vegetarians and practicing Buddhists. Both sweet guys with good taste. Tom and Andy met the Hot Knives blog about 2 months ago when they wrote to us about catering their wedding. … Continue reading →

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Eat This Sammy!

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Hot Knives

Want this sammy? It’s yours! We weren’t going to say anything about our latest grilled cheese exploits because, well, the thing was sold out. But now we’re told that there’s two seats left, so here ya go. It’s not so … Continue reading →

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Bread, Butter…Victory?

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Hot Knives

Once a year we thoroughly eschew our “mostly vegan” credentials and stock a veritable arsenal of family-made French cheeses to compete in the only competitive food event that we think doesn’t blow, the Grilled Cheese Invitational. This year was our … Continue reading →

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Grilled Cheese Guantlet and other news

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Hot Knives

It’s been kind of slow posting here at Hot Knives this week — all apologies — but we’ve had a couple things about ready to boil over. First and foremost, we’re happy to say that the First 6th Annual Grilled … 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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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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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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