Urban Honking

The bottle of this one says it all: There’s the ice-capped mountains, amber waves of grain and pretty plains of Anderson Valley depicted in all their glory — and right there in the middle of this splendor, is Brother David with his sick, furry mustache and his favorite death-metal monk hood. (Brother David also looks […]

We at Hot Knives anticipate each one of Stone Brewery’s seasonal releases like a high schooler with a joint in their pocket anticipates the final minutes of algebra II. Just when we are getting over the bummer of the end the previous special release (we miss you already Double Bastard) a new conception of an […]

This beloved finger food has largely been cursed to wander the halls of late-night Jack in the Box runs — an exodus not befitting anything so cute. We think hot peppers can be wonderful vehicles for snacks, though the Anaheim peppers of chile relleno fame are snooze-ville and Habaneros can hurt people, leaving only the […]

Short of waiting in a loser line at Olive Garden and pitifully gorging on “endless salad,” it’s pretty hard to get cheap, vegan Italian food. But if you’re armed with a few quality ingredients and some Mama Celeste know-how, the possibilities are endless. Here is a recipe for bruschetta and one for spaghetti (that is […]

If bashing the preeminent Oregon microbrewery weren’t enough to show we’re staying true to our roots, here’s some more L.A.-based content to put on your knife and smoke. We were asked to put together a Top Ten List of vegan fast food dishes for www.losanjealous.com and we obliged them by eating a lot and writing […]

As a wise man once said, “When in Rogue, do as the Rogue do.” This is old proverb speak for “Northwest breweries should stick with the badass bitter beers they are known for.” Just look at Rogue Breweries’ OG flagship brews Shakespeare Stout, Brutal Bitter and Old Crustacean, all of them harsh, complex and consistently […]

It was one of those perfectly self-indulgent Los Angeles media moments: We were prepping fresh chevre and basil at the end of a long row of cooking stations for the Grilled Cheese Invitational while a graduate student in broadcast journalism followed our every butter burn and sandwich flip with his handheld camera. “Do you guys […]

Dear dutiful readers and new duders, We are moving; this is our new home. In fact, as we write this we’re packing our cyber bags, hitting the information superhighway that connects Los Angeles to the Northwest and praying we make it through the Grant’s Pass of image uploading. We’re excited to feed Urban Honking (not […]

Oft imitated, but rarely approached — there are few things better than beer made by men of the cloth. But for the most part, traditional trappist ales, (or monk-made, bottle conditioned Belgian ales) are hardly innovative. This golden liquid fits very much in this category. The frothy head is incredible; the aroma startlingly fresh, almost […]

If you’re still not convinced the Grilled Cheese Invitational is worth your precious Saturday night, consider this: 40 self-lighting propane grills, 16 judges per sandwich and one Mayor of Cheese. Show up and register to judge the sammiez yourself. And if that isn’t enough, here’s a sneak preview of our own humble cheese roster for […]