By Mike Stines, Ph.B Recipes: Smoked Brisket Cajun-Style Roast Chicken Roasted Root Vegetables Roast Pork Sirloin This is Part 1 of a Two-Part Series on Wintertime Outdoor Cooking. Part 2 is here. For those in the northern climes, smoking season ends with the arrival of cold weather. A lot of folks pack up their grills and smokers …
The Mayan Calendar is Ending–Time to Party!
Most of us have seen pictures of the Mayan calendar at some point: that round stone disc carved with a dense assortment of creepy-looking faces and strange symbols. Known as the Mayan Long Count Calendar, it is a wonderfully complex system that spans around 5,200 years and is of huge spiritual significance to the Maya people. The final cycle of …
An Italian Christmas Dinner
By Dave DeWitt Photos by Wes Naman Recipes Tacchino alla Porchetta (Herb-Scented Roast Turkey from Nereto) Gnocchi di Zucca (Pumpkin Gnocchi with Shavings of Smoked Ricotta and Sage Leaves) Patate al Forno con Rosmarino (Oven-roasted Potatoes Sprinkled with Rosemary, Garlic, and Peperoncino Powder) Panpepato (Spicy Chocolate-flavored Christmas Bread) A few years ago, my wife and I joined Harald and Renate …
Secret Sweet and Spicy Holiday Cakes
By Dave DeWitt Recipes Dark Chocolate Cheesecake with Red Chile Ganache Not Your Aunt Bertha’s Fruitcake Mandarin Orange Walnut Piquin Cake Red Hot Chiles Carrot Cake Red Chile Chocolate Cake with Pineapple Mango Chipotle Glaze I heard a rumor that some holidays were approaching, so being my usual politically-correct self, I’m not going to associate these recipes with any particular …
Meatopia Invades the Eat Real Festival
Article and Photos by Mark Masker This is Part 1 of a two-part special on Meatopia and Oakland’s Eat Real Festival. You can read Part 2 on the Burn! Blog here. “Call me tonight if you can.” Doug Keiles’ mysterious Facebook message greeted me one Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago. I thought it meant a reading of the riot …





