Portillo’s and the Chicago Style Hot Dog Review

18 Apr

Posted by dan as beef, dailies, dining, food g33kery, fun, reviews

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(Pictures taken with a LG9400 camera-phone)
Last week, my parents had a guest from Chicago who brought with him a care package of Portillo’s food. This has turned into a tradition for the past few years for us in Phoenix. I recently introduced Joy [...]

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The State of Food Network

02 Jan

Posted by dan as food g33kery, fun, reviews, shows

A recent article appeared in the LA Times that caught my eye. You may read it here. It brings an interesting light on what Joy and I have been noticing as well, but never really wanted to talk about it. Please indulge me with your thoughts with my post:

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Between the Sheets: A Silpat Experiment

21 Dec

Posted by joy as bakeware, cookies, experiments, food g33kery

What is a Silpat?

Dan and I love Alton Brown, a Food Network chef who gets into the scientific side of food and cooking/baking, and explaining how everything works and comes together. It brings me back to those endless experiments in all my science subjects from grade school to college. I’ve learned to [...]