Below you'll find a list of all posts from December, 2008
As Witnessed by Burro Bob Wiseman The shiny-varnished placard proudly proclaimed WELCOME. Swinging from the sign, on polished brass chains, was a huge white eggshell with a pair of shapely legs, sporting exotic red stiletto heels. WELCOME to what? This was not an Arkansas chicken farm but there were some nice – ahem – tender chicks at the edge of …
I was looking through Michael Karl Witzel’s fun new book, Barbecue Road Trip, when I spotted a reference to Bill’s Barbecue in Richmond, Virginia. This brought back a flood of memories. In 1967, I was in graduate school at the University of Richmond and lived on Monument Avenue, just a few blocks from Bill’s. I never had much BBQ when …
By Molly S. Wales This is part of the cover design for Reed Booth’s book about his experiences with Africanized bees. You know you’re going to like a guy when, asked how he got started in the honey business, he answers, “I started keeping bees because I drink.” Reed Booth, otherwise known as the “Killer Bee Guy,” is a home-brewer and …
by Dave DeWitt and Chuck Evans Much of what we know about now-extinct brands of hot sauces comes from bottle collectors. There is not a great body of material on the subject of collectible hot sauce bottles, but we are indebted to Betty Zumwalt, author of Ketchup, Pickles, Sauces: 19th Century Food in Glass, who dutifully catalogued obscure hot sauce …
Story and Photos by Mike Stines, Ph.B. Recipes: Huli-Huli Chicken Hawaiin Teriyaki Chicken Luau Pork Teriyaki Teriyaki Beef Kalua Pork Hawaiian-Style Macaroni Salad Lomi-Lomi Salmon Hawaiian Coconut Pudding On the mainland, when there is talk of barbecue, we think of the Lone Star State where brisket is king of the ‘Q …
