Monthly Archives: April 2007

Use Your Hot Knives

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Hot Knives

One of our greatest fears — right up there with the fear that one of our favorite restaurants will pop up on a Rachel Ray show (it’s happened twice) — is that the recipes we toss out here become eye … Continue reading →

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Blue Pot Salad

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Hot Knives

Anyone who giggles at the abbreviation “pot salad” hasn’t worked in a commercial kitchen where space is so tight, and time so scrunched, that to write out “potato” on your masking tape-Tupperware label would be unthinkable. Suffice it to say … Continue reading →

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Galco’s

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Hot Knives

Number three in an ongoing roll call of L.A.’s best beer buying bodegas. This, for the record, was our first home away from home: our first beer store in California. On York and Ave. 57 there is a modest Mecca … Continue reading →

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“Barley Wine”

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Hot Knives

Avery’s Hog Heaven The term “Barley Wine-style” is a new one on us. We like to think the guys at Avery Brewing Co. were making hand quotation marks as they seized on the phrase. That’s cuz Hog Heaven is hardly … Continue reading →

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Noodes for The Nodzzz

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Hot Knives

When our dear hooligan friends The Nodzzz blew through L.A. on a little lightning tour recently, we had the pleasure of test running some dishes for them. After our recent manifestation of a French celery root remoulade hit our stomachs … Continue reading →

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7-11

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Hot Knives

This is the next installment in an on-going series highlighting some of the best, and brightest, beer fridges in Los Angeles. Beer heads muttering “7-11…WTF Hot Knives?” please read on! We’ve always known there was something strange about the 7-11 … Continue reading →

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“Chorizo and Egg”

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Hot Knives

We’re big fan of soy chorizo, or soyrizo, for two reasons: it’s malleable and it already reeks of cumin and other chili spices we would be spiking it with otherwise. The appeal of even meat chorizo, after all, is less … Continue reading →

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Nice Chai, Guys

Posted on April 13, 2007 by Hot Knives

SLO Chai Cream Ale Our last run-in with a botanical infused beer wasn’t pretty, so it was with great skepticism and courage that we plucked this San Louis Obispo Chai Cream Ale off the shelf. One of us was on … Continue reading →

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Primal Cream

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Hot Knives

Oregon Blue In mapping the human genome, scientists have yet to uncover why humans like smoked foods so damn much. Smoked almonds, barbecue sauce, bacon bits. It’s primordial. We like fire. This partly explains why whenever one of us makes … Continue reading →

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Cap’N Cork

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Hot Knives

This post is the first in an on-going series we’ll be doing on some of our favorite beermongers in the L.A. area. These stores include everything from a 100-year-old mom and pop grocer to a high-end wine and spirit purveyor … Continue reading →

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